The Election Commission has served notices to three Karnataka ministers, including Reddy brothers, on a petition seeking their disqualification as MLAs on grounds of alleged amassing of wealth and misuse of power. The notices were served on mining magnates — Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy, his brother Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy — and business associate Health Minister B Sreeramulu. State electoral officials said that the action comes after State Governor H R Bhardwaj<br/>forwarded a petition filed by K C Kondaiah, Congress MLC,<br/>against the three Bellary ministers under Article 192(2) of<br/>the Constitution (relating to disqualification) on June 3 .<br/> The Congress leader, in his petition, had sought the<br/>Reddy brothers' disqualification, charging that as ministers,<br/>there was a conflict of interest with them having business<br/>interests in mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.<br/> The ministers have to reply to the notice by July 15.<br/>
News On AIR | June 28, 2010 7:40 PM
EC notices three Karnataka ministers