<p>"I am confident Janardhana Reddy will come clean of the charges of illegal mining levelled against him. CBI acted in a great hurry in arresting Reddy. We would have cooperated in the investigation and given all necessary information if the agency had sought for it," he told reporters here.<br /><br />To a question, Sreeramulu, who resigned from his Assembly membership on September 4, asserted there was no question of withdrawing his resignation.<br />Reddy is now in jail in Hyderabad after the CBI arrested him on Monday in an illegal mining case in Andhra Pradesh. Reddy, who was a minister in the Yeddyurappa cabinet, was arrested by CBI on September 5 from Bellary under the Prevention of Corruption Act after a raid on his residence.<br /><br />The CBI has filed cases against Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy, Managing Director of family run Obalapuram Mining Corporation in Andhra Pradesh on the charge of illegal mining.</p>
<p>"I am confident Janardhana Reddy will come clean of the charges of illegal mining levelled against him. CBI acted in a great hurry in arresting Reddy. We would have cooperated in the investigation and given all necessary information if the agency had sought for it," he told reporters here.<br /><br />To a question, Sreeramulu, who resigned from his Assembly membership on September 4, asserted there was no question of withdrawing his resignation.<br />Reddy is now in jail in Hyderabad after the CBI arrested him on Monday in an illegal mining case in Andhra Pradesh. Reddy, who was a minister in the Yeddyurappa cabinet, was arrested by CBI on September 5 from Bellary under the Prevention of Corruption Act after a raid on his residence.<br /><br />The CBI has filed cases against Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy, Managing Director of family run Obalapuram Mining Corporation in Andhra Pradesh on the charge of illegal mining.</p>