In Karnataka, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today ended his two-day-old indefinite fast to demand a CBI probe into ruling BJP's allegation that he and his family had amassed illegal wealth of 1,500 crore rupees. He said, he was doing so bowing to the directives of his party and its workers. Kumaraswamy was offered a glass of fruit juice by Jnanapeetha Awardee U R Ananthamurthy at Freedom Park which the JDS leader accepted and ended his stir. Earlier, a three-member ministers team comprising Home Minister R Ashoka, Labour Minister B N Bacchegowda and Housing Minister V Somanna called on Kumaraswamy and handed over a letter to him from Chief Minister Yeddyurappa, requesting him to call off the fast. Yeddyurappa invited Kumarawamy for parleys on the issues raised by him and ruled out seeking a CBI probe.
News On AIR | July 10, 2011 2:21 PM
Karnataka: Kumaraswamy ends his two-day-old indefinite fast