Expressing doubts over the state government implementing his report on the mining scam in Karnataka, state Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde on Saturday said his only hope was the Supreme Court. “(The) Government will not act on it,” Hegde said on the report which is expected to be submitted to the government next week. “My only hope is the Supreme Court,” he said.
He, however, said it was not mandatory for the government to accept his report, which has indicted Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Four ministers, including three from the mineral-rich Bellary district, have also been indicted by the Lokayukta, whose findings say that the “huge racket” has caused a loss of Rs 1,800 crore to the exchequer in 14 months since March 2009.
