Karnataka   

Punish officials, says former Minister

KOLAR: Former Agriculture Minister K. Srinivasa Gowda has demanded that senior officials of the Excise Department should be punished for what he terms as their connivance with bootleggers.

Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Mr. Gowda said that but for the failure of the Excise Intelligence Bureau and Excise Enforcement and Inspection officers, such hooch tragedies would not have taken place.

“If the government does not take action against the errant officials, the day may come when people will take the law into their hands and punish the bureaucrats who are playing with the lives of the people,” he said.

— Staff Correspondent

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Hooch toll goes up to 92
Kharge batting on a new pitch Key constituency: Chitapur
Reassuring the people
H.K. Patil finally takes the plunge Key constituency: Gadag
Veterinary assistant suspended
Correction
Muslim candidates in the fray likely to benefit Bommai in Shiggaon
Reaching out to the people
School admission
GCCI building inaugurated
Punish officials, says former Minister
‘JD(S)-BJP coalition to blame for hooch tragedy’
Plea for compensation
KSRTC sets a record
New building
Water adalat

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu