Caught in sex-for-job scandal, Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns, BJP left red-faced | 10 points
Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday resigned from the state cabinet, following allegations of sexual harassment against him. His resignation came after protests and criticism by opposition parties and several sections of society, causing a huge embarrassment to the government and the ruling BJP.
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Ramesh Jarkiholi has called the accusations against as 100 per cent fake .
The BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka is caught in the eye of a fresh political storm after state Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi was implicated in a sex-for-job scandal.
Chikkaballapur, Feb 24: Five persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the blast at a quarry in Hirenagaveli near Gudibande in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district.
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After inspecting the explosion site in Chikkaballapur, Bommai told reporters that the state government has taken the tragedy that occurred near Hirenagavalli village in Chikkaballapur very seriously.
Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police to investigate into the Chikkaballapur mine blast, which left five persons dead in the wee hours of Tuesday.After inspecting .