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"Having convinced myself that offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act have been made out, I have recommended to the Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, who is the competent authority to take action against the chief minister, to initiate further steps," Mr. Hegde said at a press conference Wednesday as quoted by The Hindu newspaper.
Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa to Quit Vibhuti Agarwal 2011
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Hegde, 68, served six years on India's Supreme Court before taking the anticorruption beat.
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Since assuming office, Hegde has charged more than 300 officials with receiving cash bribes totaling over $250,000 and illegal assets and land holdings worth $40 million.
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Hegde has reviewed two complaints that mention Muthappa Rai.
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Hegde lodges a new case almost every day, but the power of his office is limited.
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"The officer told him that it was best to settle—an obvious case of corruption," Hegde says.
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While Hegde agreed that some people from kruvo joined the Naxals later, he says the government has been using the “Naxal” label to suppress the tribal agitation.
In The Line of Fire - State launches witch hunt against Human Rights Activists Abhay N 2007
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The police make survival difficult for all of us, says Hegde.
In The Line of Fire - State launches witch hunt against Human Rights Activists Abhay N 2007
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Hegde said India recognizes the problem but it "cannot switch over suddenly" and abolish child labor.
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Hegde warned that bringing such non-trade issues into the WTO would turn it "into a new leviathan which can crush, under its insensitive weight, the development priorities of a large proportion of mankind."
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