Hyderabad, Nov 19: Telugu Desam party chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu Reacting wildly against Karnataka Tourism Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy for filing a contempt of court case against him demanded a multi-disciplinary probe into alleged irregularities by the Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC).Interacting with the press here on Thursday he said, a detailed probe alone will expose all the irregularities of OMC.Irked by the high court’s orders that the OMC can continue its mining operations Chandrababu demanded the Government to stop mining in Anantapur district, where the company operates.
At the same time the government should suspend all mining leases, confiscate iron ore and keep all relevant files with the assembly speaker to prevent tampering.Chandrababu alleged that OMC was not only involved in illegal mining in both Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka but also violated FERA (foreign exchange regulation act) as well as laws relating to mining, forests and environment apart from evading the taxes.Passing spurious comments on Gali Janardhana Reddy, Chandrababu said that Gali was nothing in 2004 but became powerful with the support of the then YSR government and earned Rs.10,000 crore by indulging in irregularities.
Gali Janardhana Reddy, who recently led a revolt against Karnataka BJP Government under the leadership of B.S. Yeddyurappa, is a member of Karnataka legislative council. His elder brother Karunakara Reddy of BJP is an assembly member and revenue minister. Their third sibling G. Somasekhara Reddy is also a member of the assembly.Their parents hail from Andhra Pradesh but they made Karnataka's iron ore rich district of Bellary bordering Andhra Pradesh their home.