Plans protest against corruption outside Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar's chamber
Plans protest against corruption outside Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar's chambeAt Ramaswamy, former MLA from Arkalgud, says he has no option but to wait helplessly, as Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar sleeps over his repeated pleas.
Ramaswamy says he has no option but to resort to a one-man protest in front ofu00a0 Shettar's chamber at the Vidhan Soudha today.
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| Ramaswamy has been visiting rural minister Jagadish Shettar for past three months now |
Ramaswamy, who is using the RTI Act to uncover the misuse of several crores under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme, says he has no option but to stage a dharna.
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"This is the height of corruption,"u00a0 Ramaswamy told MiD DAY.
"I have been knocking their doors repeatedly and nothing is being done leaving me with no option but to protest."
Ramaswamy, who brought several bigwigs under the scanner for allegedly encroaching land when he tabled the T Ramaswamy Joint Legislature Committee, is now a lost man in power corridors of the Vidhan Soudha.
Ramaswamy says he has been visiting the minister for the past three months. "I have all the documents to prove my point," added Ramsawamy.
Three friends, including former speaker Krishna, have decided to join Ramaswamy in his protest.
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"We'll support him in his fight for justice," said BM Shiva Kumar, president, Jayaprakash Narayan Vichara Vedike. "We want a detailed probe into the matter.
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The guilty should be punished."u00a0
Shettar could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.
