Amid stories of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai prone to search Okay S Eshwarappa’s resignation over the loss of life of a contractor, the state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister mentioned that he “has seen 100 cases like this” and asserted that “he will not step down.”
“The death note is false propaganda (on contractor Santosh Patil who accused Eshwarappa of corruption found dead in a lodge in Udupi). I have informed CM Bommai and the party president that there is no question of me resigning as a minister,” he mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Eshwarappa had mentioned he was prepared to step down if Bommai sought his resignation.
This comes after an FIR was lodged in opposition to Eshwarappa, alongside together with his two aides — Basavaraj and Ramesh — by Udupi Police primarily based on a grievance lodged by contractor Santosh Patil’s brother Prashant.
Patil was discovered lifeless in a resort room in Udupi on Tuesday morning. He had earlier accused Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent fee in a public work executed by him. The minister not solely dismissed his allegations but in addition filed a defamation go well with in opposition to him.
The FIR has been registered by the Udupi police for abetment of suicide underneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code. Two associates of Eshwarappa — Basavaraj and Ramesh — have additionally been named within the FIR, which was filed primarily based on a grievance by Patil’s brother Prashant.
While Bommai mentioned the police will conduct an intensive and clear investigation, a defiant Okay S Eshwarappa, who’s dealing with the warmth over the loss of life of Santosh Patil, refused to resign from the cupboard, insisting he was not at fault and that he had even filed a defamation go well with in opposition to the deceased.
Patil’s spouse Jayashri instructed reporters in Belagavi: “My husband is not the one who can commit suicide. It is a murder. A man who always advised people not to commit suicide cannot take such a drastic step. What does it mean that a man who happily spoke to me last evening is no more,” she requested.
On March 30, Patil, who had claimed himself to be a BJP employee, alleged he had executed a piece within the RDPR division and wished the cost however that Eshwarappa demanded 40 per cent fee within the Rs 4 crore work, prompting a the rival Congress to dub the ruling BJP as “40 per cent sarkar.” The Minister had not solely rubbished his cost then, but in addition filed a defamation go well with in opposition to him.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”