The Congress party sought to mount pressure on the State Government to arrest senior BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa, whose name has been linked to the death of contractor Santosh Patil.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who addressed a protest meeting organised by the Congress in Mysuru on Wednesday, said the State Government should immediately arrest Mr. Eshwarappa, who has resigned as the Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj after he was booked for abetting Santosh Patil’s suicide.
He also demanded that Mr. Eshwarappa be booked for demanding a bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act. He took serious exception to lodging an FIR against the BJP leader only for abetting suicide and not booking him for corruption.
