A Belagavi-based contractor and BJP worker, Santosh Patil, who shot to limelight after accusing Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa of corruption, allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday.
Contractor ends life, blames Karnataka Minister K Eshwarappa in suicide note - Reacting to the incident, Minister Eshwarappa clarified that there is no question of submitting resignation.
Karnataka Congress called for minister Eshwarappa's resignation and arrest after a contractor, who had accused the minister of corruption, was found dead in Udupi.
BJP member and contractor Santhosh Patil, who accused senior Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa of asking for a bribe worth 40% of the total cost of a project, was found dead on Tuesday, April 12 in Udupi
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