No mining license issued during my term:SM Krishna

SM KrishnaThe External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has verified that no mining license was issued during his tenure as the Chief Minister for any illegal mining activity. This was after the Karnataka Lokayukta Court instructed the police to investigate charges of illegal mining licences issued by Mr. Krishna, for unlawful gains, while he was the Chief Minister. A private complaint had been lodged with the Lokyukta against Mr. Krishna and two other Chief Ministers, namely H.D Kumaraswamy and N. Dharam Singh, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly issuing illegal mining licences for unjust personal gains.

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