Will raise illegal mining issue in Parliament once more, says Sumalatha
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Continuing her tirade towards illegal mining in the neighborhood of Krishna Raja Sagar in Mandya district, the Independent MP from Mandya Sumalatha on Sunday mentioned she would raise the illegal mining issue in Parliament once more and search stringent motion towards these concerned.
“I have already raised the issue in Parliament twice in the past. Even in the next Parliament session, I will do so,” she instructed reporters right here. “My fight is not personal and not against any individual. This is not a fight against (former Chief Minister) H.D. Kumaraswamy also. My fight is against the inconvenience due to mining in my district,” she mentioned.
The actor-turned-MP and Mr. Kumaraswamy have been engaged in a verbal duel over illegal mining in Mandya for every week. “I will appeal to fans of [the late] Ambareesh to not tread the same path taken by Mr. Kumaraswamy or his associates. My appeal to them is to tread the peaceful path in our fight,” she mentioned, including that if crucial she would meet Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa once more.
On Sunday, she additionally took to Twitter and despatched out a sequence of messages utilizing the hashtags #SaveKRSDam and #StopIllegalMining. “When you stand up for truth, several enemies will be born. Some are intolerant of women in power. Those who are corrupt can harass officials with integrity with threats of transfer and pressure. Sad that they cannot transfer an MP!” she tweeted.
DKS chimes in
Meanwhile, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar, who was earlier Minister for Water Resources and Mandya district in-charge below the Siddaramaiah-led Congress authorities, claimed, “No one discussed illegal mining in Mandya during my tenure. No damage will happen if gravel stones are produced 10 to 15 km away.” He additionally mentioned that the Mining Ministry would take up the duty and the Geology Department was monitoring issues too.
Mr. Shivakumar added, “There are hundreds of engineers on site. They will manage it. We should not create unnecessary anxiety among people. I will not engage in such publicity-seeking cheap stunts or tolerate them. Moreover, this is a sensitive issue. KRS is the property of the country. We shouldn’t create panic over it.”
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