Eshwarappa Resignation Santosh Patil commits suicide: BJP minister resigns, says ‘I will come again’

Bangalore: Veteran BJP leader from Karnataka and Cabinet Minister K.K. S. Ishwarappa has finally had to resign from the ministry. Ishwarappa staged a show of strength in the capital, Bangalore, and then handed over his resignation to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Meanwhile, Ishwarappa’s supporters staged a protest in Shivamogga, alleging that he was forced to resign. (Santosh Patil Death Case Breaking News)

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A case has been registered against Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Ishwarappa for inciting contractor Santosh Patil to commit suicide. In the last few days, the politics of Karnataka has been in turmoil. The Congress had demanded that Ishwarappa should resign and be arrested immediately. After that, the BJP national leadership had given a message to Ishwarappa to resign considering the seriousness of the allegations. Accordingly, Ishwarappa finally resigned from his post today. Ishwarappa made a big show of strength in the capital. This time, he gave the word ‘I will come again’ to the workers. The allegations against me are baseless. “I will prove my innocence and return to the cabinet with honor,” he said. “I am resigning so as not to cause any inconvenience to my party and well-wishers,” he said.

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What exactly happened?

The body of Santosh Patil, a contractor, was found in a lodge in Udupi. An investigation had revealed that he had committed suicide. Santosh had recently accused Minister Ishwarappa and his staff Ramesh and Basavaraj of bribery. On that basis, Santosh’s brother Prashant Patil lodged a complaint with the police. He alleged in the complaint that Ishwarappa and his associates had incited my brother to commit suicide. A case has been registered against Ishwarappa and others. In 2020-21, the residents of Hindalga village had visited Ishwarappa and requested him to construct drains, roads and footpaths for drainage. Minister Ishwarappa gave permission for this work and the work contract was given to Santosh Patil. Santosh had invested Rs 4 crore for this work and his bill is still pending. Santosh met Minister Ishwarappa several times for this and requested him to approve the bill and provide funds; However, Ishwarappa’s close associates Basavaraj and Ramesh were demanding 40 per cent commission from Santosh for this’, it has been mentioned in the complaint. Congress MLA Priyank Kharge has alleged that many more people were involved in the 40 per cent commission scam.

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