Firing a fresh salvo against the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka, Governor H R Bhardwaj said money laundering and tax evasion was happening "openly in the state".
"Now it is in the public domain. Openly money laundering is happening. Tax evasion is also happening. I have been writing about it," Bhardwaj, who often comes in conflict with the ruling BJP told reporters in Bengaluru. His remarks came in response to a query on alleged tax evasion by ministers and mining magnates Janardhana and Karunakara Reddy, following Congress charge that Obulapuram Mining company owned by them and their associate Health Minister B Sriramulu, evaded tax of more than Rs 86 crore.
On a private complaint submitted to him by two city-based advocates, seeking his sanction to prosecute Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, his two sons and cabinet colleagues under the Anti-Corruption Act, Bhardwaj said "it is big volume of papers. It is nearly 2,000 pages of documents. I have to study it. I have to read through it".
On Yeddyurappa softening his stance about him and stating that he would meet him once in 15 days and take his suggestions, Bhardwaj smiled and said "I have come to know
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