Lokayukta serves notice to Yeddyurappa on land denotification

Bangalore, Nov 27 (PTI) In a blow to Chief Minister
of the south Indian state of Karnataka B S Yeddyurappa,
Lokayukta Santosh Hegde has issued a notice to him, seeking
his views on a JDS complaint on denotification of lands,
saying there is a prima facie case.
"Since we have found a prima facie case in the
complaint, we have issued a notice to the chief minister on
November 21," he told reporters here.
The anti-corruption watchdog's action has come as a
further embarrassment to Yeddyurappa, who only recently
survived a threat to his position.
Janata Dal (Secular), which has been gunning for
Yeddyurappa's removal, had filed the complaint on November 18
seeking probe into denotification of land, including some
favouring his family members, which had been notified by
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA).
Hegde, who has been at loggerheads with the
Yeddyurappa government accusing it of deciding "unilaterally"
to order a judicial probe into alleged land scams when the
issue was pending before the Lokayukta, rejected allegations
of being biased against ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and
favouring some political parties.
Hegde said in all 14 cases had been filed as on date
before Lokayukta against the chief minister, including those
submitted very recently. "Eight have been closed without even
issuing a notice to chief minister and in the remaining six
cases, in one case pertaining to denotification of land,
notice has been issued."
Hegde, who is also peeved with the government for
seeking a status report on various cases entrusted to
Lokayukta after he questioned the manner in which a judicial
probe was ordered overlooking him, retorted "when there are 39
cases before me - between 2000 to 2010 - why does the
government want to know the status of investigation only in
seven cases?
"I have no doubt that it is with a view to project me
as a pro-JDS or a pro-Congress person. I flatly deny it. I
have no such prejudices."
Hegde said in response to a letter faxed to him by the
government seeking status of investigation,he has sent a reply
that all these cases are ready for investigation and the
probe would be conducted. (MORE) PTI BH
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