<p>The Megacity project, promoted by Forest Minister C P Yogeshwar, is facing allegations of irregularities, but he has rejected the charges saying these were an attempt to tarnish his image.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Bharadwaj said he had discussed the controversy involving Yogeshwar with the Chief Minister.<br /><br />Bhardwaj, who summoned Gowda to Raj Bhavan yesterday, brought to his notice a complaint he had received from members of Mega City Project Association, seeking a CBI probe into the affairs of the project and action against Yogeshwar, Managing Director of Megacity Developers and Builders Ltd.<br /><br />However, at another function, Gowda, in response to a query said, "The Governor did not raise the issue (concerning Yogeshwar) in the meeting at all. We discussed many other matters which I prefer not to spell out as it may create a controversy or a media debate."<br /><br />Official sources attached to the Chief Minister's secretariat said yesterday that during the meeting Gowda had briefed the Governor on the action taken on the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.<br /><br />Yogeshwar, a former Congress MLA, had quit his seat to join the BJP. He recently won a bye-election from Channapatna on a BJP ticket, where the party had never won</p>
<p>The Megacity project, promoted by Forest Minister C P Yogeshwar, is facing allegations of irregularities, but he has rejected the charges saying these were an attempt to tarnish his image.<br /><br />Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Bharadwaj said he had discussed the controversy involving Yogeshwar with the Chief Minister.<br /><br />Bhardwaj, who summoned Gowda to Raj Bhavan yesterday, brought to his notice a complaint he had received from members of Mega City Project Association, seeking a CBI probe into the affairs of the project and action against Yogeshwar, Managing Director of Megacity Developers and Builders Ltd.<br /><br />However, at another function, Gowda, in response to a query said, "The Governor did not raise the issue (concerning Yogeshwar) in the meeting at all. We discussed many other matters which I prefer not to spell out as it may create a controversy or a media debate."<br /><br />Official sources attached to the Chief Minister's secretariat said yesterday that during the meeting Gowda had briefed the Governor on the action taken on the Lokayukta report on illegal mining.<br /><br />Yogeshwar, a former Congress MLA, had quit his seat to join the BJP. He recently won a bye-election from Channapatna on a BJP ticket, where the party had never won</p>
