Cops, mines officials take out joint operation to seize explosives: Home Minister Bommai

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said the police and the mines & geology department will launch joint operations to identify illegal use of explosives in mining activities and seize them.

Bommai told reporters here on Thursday the government has learnt that explosives are being used in some stone crusher units in violation of norms. Besides, licensed stone quarries have been using explosives beyond permissible limits. Hence, a joint operation will be launched and a special notification will be issued in this regard.

On the demands by various communities for reservation benefits, he said Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa is reviewing the demands to provide justice to all communities.

He said there is a need to study which communities must be included on the list of other backward classes permanently on the basis of Supreme Court judgements and the Constitution. Besides, there is a need to study which communities are backward in all walks of life. The SC/ST commission and backward classes commission must recommend the communities for reservation benefits.