Thursday, 16 Jun 2011
Bharatiya Janata Party government asserted that former prime minister and Janata Dal Secular leader Mr HD Deve Gowda's family exported over 150,000 tonnes of iron ore soon after his son became chief minister of Karnataka in 2006.
Mr BJ Puttaswamy political secretary to chief minister Mr BS Yeddyurappa told reporters that “Companies owned by Gowda's family members had exported over 150,000 tonnes of iron ore to China and Singapore within a few months of Gowda's son Mr HD Kumaraswamy becoming chief minister in 2006.”
He said that 'The companies had shown business transaction of Rs.167 crore in six months from March 1, 2006 releasing documents to disprove Kumaraswamy's claim that none from Gowda's family was involved in iron ore mining or exports.”
Mr Kumaraswamy took over as chief minister of the JD-S-BJP coalition government on Feb 4, 2006. The coalition collapsed in November 2007.
Mr Puttaswamy said the companies were owned by Mr Kumaraswamy's brother and sister in law. They do not own mines, but exported such a huge quantity of iron ore soon after Mr Kumaraswamy became chief minister. Mr Kumaraswamy should explain to the people from whom they secured the ore for export. If he does not, I will make public the documents in two or three days.”
On Monday, Yeddyurappa said in north Karnataka town of Hubli that 'we have got documents to prove that Gowda's family was involved in illegal iron ore exports and will make it public.'
Mr Puttaswamy said he would submit the documents to state Lokayukta (ombudsman) Mr N Santosh Hegde and seek a probe into involvement of Gowda's family in the iron export business.
(sourced from IANS)
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