Law Minister T B Jayachandra on Wednesday said the government will take appropriate action against Chief Secretary Aravind Jadhav if he is found guilty in the land deal issue.
He told reporters that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asked the revenue department to submit a report on the issue at the earliest. Appropriate action will be taken based on the report, he added.
Asked whether the government will ask Jadhav to go on leave till the report is submitted, he said, “His (Jadhav) term ends in September. The government will appoint a new officer to the post.” He said the issue was not discussed at the Cabinet meeting. Earlier, Siddaramaiah denied reports that the revenue officials had been trying to tamper with documents to protect the Chief Secretary.
‘Probe officers from North’
Demanding a detailed probe into the charges of land grab against chief secretary Aravind Jadhav, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Wednesday that other bureaucrats from North India too should come under the scanner.
Speaking to reporters, Kumaraswamy charged that officers from North India had acquired a lot of wealth, in Karnataka and in their home states. He said that a probe would bring to fore the names of such officers.
Kumaraswamy said that his party would take a call regarding the election of the Bengaluru mayor in the next three days. He said the leaders of neither the Congress nor BJP had contacted him in this regard.
On his meeting with Telugu actor-turned-politician Pavan Kalyan, he said that he had discussed both politics and films with the latter. The actor has agreed to act in the movie to be produced under the banner of Channambika Films, he added.
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