K'taka minister confident of reclaiming cabinet berth hours before quitting
2 years, 8 months ago

K'taka minister confident of reclaiming cabinet berth hours before quitting

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s minister for rural development and panchayat raj KS Eshwarappa on Friday said that he will return to the cabinet as soon as his name is cleared in the investigation into accusations made by Santosh K Patil, the contractor who allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday. Karnataka’s minister for rural development and panchayat raj KS Eshwarappa on Friday said that he will return to the cabinet as soon as his name is cleared in the probe into accusations made by Santosh K Patil. So I’m resigning as minister.I’m telling you that I will come out innocent and will certainly become Minister once again,” Eshwarappa said on Friday, hours before he was due to submit his resignation. Jarkiholi had earlier alleged that there are a set of conspirators who had targeted him by leaking the “doctored” video of an alleged sex tape and the same set of people are behind Eshwarappa’s resignation.

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