<p>"I don't want to give my reaction now because Reddy has been arrested by the CBI. I will react only after getting full details," Gowda told reporters here.<br /><br />CBI today arrested former minister Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivas Reddy under the Prevention of Corruption Act after raids on their residences in the wee hours in connection with its investigation into illegal mining.<br /><br />On the resignation from the Assembly of former minister B Sreeramulu, also a close aide of mining magnates Reddy brothers, Gowda said he tried "his best" to convince him against resigning. The BJP high command had also made similar efforts, he said.<br /><br />The Chief Minister, however, expressed optimism of finding a solution to Sreeramulu's resignation, who handed it over to Speaker K G Bopaiah yesterday.</p>
<p>"I don't want to give my reaction now because Reddy has been arrested by the CBI. I will react only after getting full details," Gowda told reporters here.<br /><br />CBI today arrested former minister Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivas Reddy under the Prevention of Corruption Act after raids on their residences in the wee hours in connection with its investigation into illegal mining.<br /><br />On the resignation from the Assembly of former minister B Sreeramulu, also a close aide of mining magnates Reddy brothers, Gowda said he tried "his best" to convince him against resigning. The BJP high command had also made similar efforts, he said.<br /><br />The Chief Minister, however, expressed optimism of finding a solution to Sreeramulu's resignation, who handed it over to Speaker K G Bopaiah yesterday.</p>