Contractor suicide case: Resigned to prevent embarrassment to BJP, says KS Eshwarappa
- 2 years ago
Days after Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa was named as an accused in a case registered over the unnatural death of a civil contractor, he submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on April 15.
After resigning, Eshwarappa held a press conference where he said that he was quitting “to prevent embarrassment to the BJP.
“For last 4 days, I've been asking my seniors to accept my resignation, today they accepted it. There is a conspiracy behind all this. I resigned to prevent embarrassment to BJP. I urged the CM that an investigation should be conducted into the alleged suicide case of contractor Santosh Patil, he said.
Notably, KS Eshwarappa was Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister in Karnataka Cabinet.
After resigning, Eshwarappa held a press conference where he said that he was quitting “to prevent embarrassment to the BJP.
“For last 4 days, I've been asking my seniors to accept my resignation, today they accepted it. There is a conspiracy behind all this. I resigned to prevent embarrassment to BJP. I urged the CM that an investigation should be conducted into the alleged suicide case of contractor Santosh Patil, he said.
Notably, KS Eshwarappa was Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister in Karnataka Cabinet.