Where is need for me to quit: Janardhana Reddy

Bangalore: Karnataka Tourism Minister and mining magnate G Janardhana Reddy, indicted by Lokayukta along with BS Yeddyurappa and three other ministerial colleagues, today said the question of his resignation does not arise as the entire cabinet “goes” when the chief minister quits. [caption id=“attachment_50200” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Reddy declined to comment on the report submitted by Karnataka Lokayukta. Screengrab/ibnlive.com”]  [/caption] He was responding to a question by reporters whether he would resign in the wake of his indictment by the Lokayukta. Reddy declined to comment on the report submitted by Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, saying, “Without having the report in my hand, I don’t want to comment anything.” He said he would address the media in a day or two and give “all clarifications” and respond “point-by-point” the issues raised in the report. Besides Reddy, his brother G Karunakara, B Sreeramulu and V Somanna are the other ministers indicted by the report. PTI