<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the State government is mulling over constituting Special Investigation Team (SIT), to probe into illegal export of iron ore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Central Bureau of Investigation is closing cases related to Karnataka's multi-crore mining scam citing lack of evidence. CBI has ended its investigation into illegal ore export from ports in Mangaluru, Goa, and Krishnapatnam.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters at Mangaluru International Airport here on Saturday, the CM said "It is a Rs 25,000 crore scam. We will discuss and examine handing over the case to the SIT."</p>.<p class="bodytext">To a query on whether Congress will hold a rally as a counter to BJP's Nava Karnataka Parivarthana yatra, the Chief Minister said that no rally will be held. "Instead I am planning to address public rally in all the Assembly segments in the State," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Siddaramaiah described BJP's Nava Karnataka Parivarthana yatra as "paschatapa yatra" (yatra for repentance) for the 'misdeeds' of the BJP leaders. "The yatra will flop. They had claimed 3 lakh people would attend instead only 20,000 attended. The yatra does not have public support," the CM remarked.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the State government is mulling over constituting Special Investigation Team (SIT), to probe into illegal export of iron ore.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Central Bureau of Investigation is closing cases related to Karnataka's multi-crore mining scam citing lack of evidence. CBI has ended its investigation into illegal ore export from ports in Mangaluru, Goa, and Krishnapatnam.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters at Mangaluru International Airport here on Saturday, the CM said "It is a Rs 25,000 crore scam. We will discuss and examine handing over the case to the SIT."</p>.<p class="bodytext">To a query on whether Congress will hold a rally as a counter to BJP's Nava Karnataka Parivarthana yatra, the Chief Minister said that no rally will be held. "Instead I am planning to address public rally in all the Assembly segments in the State," he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chief Minister Siddaramaiah described BJP's Nava Karnataka Parivarthana yatra as "paschatapa yatra" (yatra for repentance) for the 'misdeeds' of the BJP leaders. "The yatra will flop. They had claimed 3 lakh people would attend instead only 20,000 attended. The yatra does not have public support," the CM remarked.</p>
