TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu today asked Karnataka Chief Minister to drop the Reddy Brothers from ministry for illegal mining activities by companies owned by them. Accusing B S Yeddyurappa of surrendering to his cabinet colleagues and mining magnates, Mr. Naidu said in New Delhi, he would fight the Reddy brothers with the support of like-minded parties till the issue reaches a logical conclusion. He along with the Left parties had last week demanded a CBI probe into alleged illegal mining by companies opened by the Reddy brothers in Anantpur district in Andhra Pradesh. He alleged that the Chief Minister of Karnataka is afraid of the brothers Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy and Revenue Minister G Karunakara Reddy. The former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister said he would call a meeting of like-minded parties in New Delhi next week to decide on the next course of action on the issue and they would also meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in this regard. <br/>
News On AIR | December 2, 2009 6:47 PM
TDP chief asks Karnataka CM to drop Reddy Brothers from ministry