Kalaburagi, Mar 8: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Thursday admitted about serious
security lapse in the Lokayukta premises which led to the stabbing of Lokayukta
Justice Vishwanatha Shetty on Wednesday.
He said orders have been issued to upgrade the
security arrangements.
Talking to the press persons here he said that action would be initiated against the security officers on duty . He however said that there was no need for him to resign in the wake of the life threatening incident.
He said the knife carried by Tejraj Sharma went unnoticed due to a faulty metal detector and directions have been issued to immediately replace it.
It has also been decided to upgrade the security arrangements provided to both Lokayukta and Upalokayukta, he added.
Mr Reddy said a high level inquiry has been ordered to go into the incident and a meeting of police officials have been convened to take stock of the security arrangements in government establishments.
He said according to doctors at the Super specialty Mallya Hospital, the condition of Justice Vishwanatha Shetty was stable. he is recovering and the treatment was on, he added.
Replying to a question, Reddy admitted that he had sought the Party High Command to announce his daughter Soumya as the party candidate for Jayanagar Assembly constituency in the May Assembly election. "Let the
Congress party give her a ticket if she is deemed worthy of it and not just because she is my daughter. She has been active in Mahila Congress and Youth Congress for years, " he claimed. UNI
Talking to the press persons here he said that action would be initiated against the security officers on duty . He however said that there was no need for him to resign in the wake of the life threatening incident.
He said the knife carried by Tejraj Sharma went unnoticed due to a faulty metal detector and directions have been issued to immediately replace it.
It has also been decided to upgrade the security arrangements provided to both Lokayukta and Upalokayukta, he added.
Mr Reddy said a high level inquiry has been ordered to go into the incident and a meeting of police officials have been convened to take stock of the security arrangements in government establishments.
He said according to doctors at the Super specialty Mallya Hospital, the condition of Justice Vishwanatha Shetty was stable. he is recovering and the treatment was on, he added.
Replying to a question, Reddy admitted that he had sought the Party High Command to announce his daughter Soumya as the party candidate for Jayanagar Assembly constituency in the May Assembly election. "Let the
Congress party give her a ticket if she is deemed worthy of it and not just because she is my daughter. She has been active in Mahila Congress and Youth Congress for years, " he claimed. UNI
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