TopicReddy brothers

Topic: Reddy brothers

Janardhana Reddy, once kingmaker in Karnataka politics, now back under arrest

Rohini Swamy - 11 November, 2018

Mining baron helped BJP form its first govt in the South and dominated state politics for years, but has now been arrested in a Rs 600-crore Ponzi scam case.

Why winning Ballari is a matter of prestige for Congress and BJP

Rohini Swamy - 9 November, 2018

Once a Congress stronghold, Ballari saw Sonia Gandhi beat Sushma Swaraj before the controversial Reddy brothers delivered the seat to BJP for 14 years.

Explained: 2010 mining case verdict that dragged in ex-CJI Balakrishnan & BJP’s Sriramulu

Ritika Jain - 12 May, 2018

The purported sting operation showed BJP candidate Sriramulu trying to facilitate a deal with a relative of then CJI Balakrishnan on behalf of Reddys.

Return of the Ballari brothers shows how desperate BJP is for Karnataka

Shekhar Gupta - 12 May, 2018

BJP hopes Janardhan Reddy, who faces more charges than most politicians, will deliver most of the 23 seats in his territory — 10% of the assembly’s strength.

The 2011 report that exposed the largest illegal mining scam in India

ThePrint Team - 11 May, 2018

Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde in his 466-page report detailed the mining scam in Karnataka’s Ballari district which cost the state an estimated Rs 16,085 crore.

The biggest issue in Ballari is not illegal mining but access to clean water

Rohini Swamy - 3 May, 2018

Since their rise in 2008, the Reddys have promised to convert Ballari into one of India’s most progressive cities, but nothing has changed on the ground so far.