Lokayukta's phone tapping: AHINDA lashes out at govt.; demands CBI probe

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July 21, 2011
Mangalore, July 21: Expressing 'shock' over phone tapping of Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde, the Dakshina Kannada district unit of AHINDA, a federation of minorities, backward classes and Dalits, termed the act as an “attack on right of privacy guaranteed by the constitution”.

However, welcoming the “leakage of truth”, Lolaksha, District Secretary of AHINDA told media persons here on Thursday that tapping the phone of a responsible person was more 'shocking' than the leakage of the report. “It's a big shock. There should be an inquiry to find out who is responsible for this (leak)” he said.

He said since it is utter breakdown of constitution machinery, custodians of constitution the President and Governor should intervene and take the stringent action against the government.

He said the whole phone tapping incident should be handed over to the CBI for investigation. “But the question is who has to hand over the case to CBI?” he lamented.

He said that the final report should not be considered just as allegation but as a charge-sheet against government since the report was prepared after a comprehensive and elaborated investigation.

He insisted that the Lokayukta should also submit his report to Supreme Court as well as the Governor.

He said it is “shameful” that representatives from undivided Dakshina Kannada including V Dhananjay Kumar, Dr VS Acharya and AG Kodgi tried to influence Lokayukta over the report of illegal mining.

Inhuman tour!

Terming the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's family tour to Mauritius as “inhuman act”, Mr Lolaksha said that a Chief Minister, who holds the most responsible post in the State, should not be busy in his own family affairs.

Members of AHINDA Vasudev Boloor, BA Muhammad Hanif, PV Mohan, Suresh Shetty, Renny D'Souza and others were present.

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Shivamogga, Feb 4: Students of a government primary school which is built especially for the children of manual scavengers, have been facing tough times during classes as the filthy drainage passing through the school premises excrete human excreta and sludge.

The drainage passes through GSPL Scavenger's Colony School in Shivamogga city, located behind the state road transport corporation's bus stand (KSRTC).

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He further claimed that the government is not ready to listen to their grievances.

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