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The illegal mining has been described as the crime of the century by Karnataka Lokayukta.   It is not me; it is the Lokayukta who said it. I am not telling the name of the person as to who is heading it.

          The illegal mining has been described as the crime of the  century by the Karnataka Lokayukta. I do not want to take his name. He is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of highest credibility. He was persuaded by the BJP Chief and  stalwart -- he is a Member and our senior leader, Shri L.K. Advani  -- to take back his resignation, which he tendered  out of frustration and anger against the State Government, which not only refused to act, kept the first report for nearly two years but also penalised the various officials who were working on the direction of the Lokayukta who were able to catch and unearth the racket in Karnatka ports relating to seizure of 5 lakh tonnes  of illegally mined ore, which vanished from  Bilkere Port. Due to rain, all those 5 lakh tonnes ore seized vanished.