JD(S) leader opposes house committees inquiry

BANGALORE: JD(S) leader Padmanabha Reddy on Monday opposed BJP’s decision to constitute a house committee to inquire into the multi-crore scam.In a release, Padmanabha Reddy demanded the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to hand over the multi-crore scam probe to Lokayukta. He stated that the civic body has filed a case with the Bangalore Metropolitan Task Force (BMTF) on alleged irregularities in ward-level works. Further, Reddy said that BBMP has directed BMTF to probe into irregularities at all the three assembly constituencies:  Gandhinagar, Malleswaram and Rajarajeshwarinagar. “Lokayukta should probe into this entire scam,” he demanded. He also said that if the case is not transfered to Lokayukta, JD(S) will protest at ward level.