Deputy Chief Minister takes officials to task
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MLAs complain that illegal sand extraction and gambling are going on unhindered in Raichur district
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MLAs complain that illegal sand extraction and gambling are going on unhindered in Raichur district
Expressing serious displeasure over unhindered illegal sand extraction and gambling activities in Raichur district, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi has warned that he would recommend to the State government to take action against Raichur Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police if they failed to stop them.
Chairing the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme meeting in Raichur on Monday, Mr. Savadi took the officers to task when MLAs D.S. Hulageri and Basanagowda Daddal complained that illegal sand extraction was rampant in the district. They also said that matka (gambling) has been going on without hindrance in Lingsugur taluk and the officers concerned have failed to prevent such activit