New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): Karnataka Lokayukta and former Supreme Court Judge N. Santosh Hegde on Thursday said he was seriously reconsidering his decision to be on the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill.
"I am seriously considering quitting. I am in consultations with my team," Times Now quoted Hegde, as saying.
"I am fed up with people picking on panel members. I am hurt by Digvijay Singh's comments," he added, while commenting on the smear campaign against the panel members.
Hegde, who is part of the 10-member Joint Committee, set up by the government to draft the new bill, further said that he is a retired judge and in no position to defend himself constantly.
"There is no one who has fought Yeddyurappa, the way I have. My hands are tied, yet I have taken action, issued notices, sought explanation," said Hegde, while responding to allegations that he was only taking action against others and not against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
"If I was not interested I would have transferred the case to the commission," he added.
Digvijay Singh had earlier said that Hegde was protecting the Karnataka Chief Minister.
When asked about the CD controversy surrounding the Bhushans, Hegde said: "I leave it to them."
"What is the point of time this controversy has actually taken place and the time when this has been released to the press? What is the objective of this?" he added wondering as to why the controversial CD was not brought to public notice before.
The CD controversy involving former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan took a new turn today with a government forensic lab refuting his claims that it was doctored triggering demands for his resignation from the Joint Commission to draft the Lokpal Bill.
The forensic analysis conducted by Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL) located in New Delhi has said "there is continuity in the conversation".
"Recorded conversation is in continuity, no abrupt change in speech signal has been detected," police sources said quoting from the report.
They also said there was no change in background voice pattern.
The purported telephone conversation among Shanti Bhushan, Yadav and Singh suggested attempts being made at influencing a judge.
It, however, remains a mystery as to who circulated the CD. (ANI)
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