Bengaluru: Minister for Mines and Geology Vinay Kulkarni on Wednesday dismissed allegations made by JD(S) state president H.D. Kumaraswamy on the alleged Rs. 5,450-crore iron ore scam.
Speaking to media persons here, the minister said that Kumaraswamy had based his allegations on a preliminary report of an inquiry ordered by him. “There is only a small variation in the company ledger and kaccha book kept at the mines,” he said. However, an inquiry is being continued by senior officials following the preliminary report, he said.
Commenting on the scale of irregularities alleged by Kumaraswamy, he said that over 2000 trucks of ore had to be mined from Thimmappangudi and Subbarayanahalli Iron Ore Mines in Sandur taluk if such a scam were to occur. “However, less than 800 truckloads of ore mined from the two mines daily,” he said.
