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Bangalore, July 25 ): Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today ruled out his resignation in the wake of the Lokayukta report indicting him on the illegal mining issue.
"Lokayukta Justice (retired) Santosh Hegde, so far officially has not submitted the report to the Government. As soon as I receive the report from Lokayukta, then I will be able to reply to all the queries," he told reporters at the Bangalore Airport, on arrival from Mauritius.
"Till now, I have high respect for Lokayukta Santosh Hegde. All of us are eagerly awaiting his report. The moment we get the report, I will give the reaction of the Government to the six crore people of Karnataka", he added.
He further said he will hold a press conference at 4.30 p.m. today.
The Lokayukta had earlier reported that he was being pressurised by a minister and an official representative of the state based in New Delhi to drop charges against Yeddyurappa.
The Lokayukta conducted inquiry into the cases of illegal mining and distribution of government land.
In his report, Justice Hegde is reported to have mentioned that Yeddyurappa was indirectly involved in an illegal mining scam and his close family members were directly involved in it.
Justice Hedge termed the scam of illegal mining as huge and added that, within a span of 14 months, scam to the tune of rupees 1800 crores has already taken place in the state.
Hegde, who is also the former judge of Supreme Court, submitted his report to the Chief Secretary on Friday.
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