ramesh jarkiholi

Karnataka water resources minister ramesh jarkiholi who has been embroiled in a 'sex for job scandal' resigned from his post on Wednesday. A day after a purported video that was leaked to television news channels allegedly showed Jarkiholi in a compromising position with a woman, the BJP MLA had claimed that the video was “fake” and had initially refused to resign.

The woman linked to the sex CD case, which allegedly involves former minister ramesh jarkiholi, has raised doubts over credibility of the SIT inquiry into the matter and sought protection for her family.

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded resignation of state home minister Basavaraj Bommai alleging that he was protecting the Gokak BJP MLA and former minister ramesh jarkiholi in the alleged sex-for-job scam.

In a major embarrassment to the Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka, a CD purportedly showing water resources minister ramesh jarkiholi seeking sexual favours from a woman emerged on Tuesday.

BJP led by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has been conducting the core committee meeting in Bengaluru for the past two days, to finalise the candidates for the upcoming assembly election.

Former minister and senior MLA ramesh jarkiholi can help facilitate the entry of as many as 16 legislators from the Congress to the BJP, said Belagavi district minister Govind Karjol on Wednesday.

As the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is investigating the sex scandal allegedly involving former minister ramesh jarkiholi, the women who is said to be in the purported video has raised doubts over the credibility of investigating agency and sought protection to her family.

Santosh ramesh jarkiholi, son of MLA ramesh jarkiholi, has been booked for allegedly discharging a licensed firearm in public during the Mahalakshmi Devi fair in Gokak town. The incident, captured in a widely circulated video, shows Santosh firing a shot into the air amidst the large gathering. Authorities have registered a case against him under the Arms Act of 1959.

Distancing himself from dissident MLA ramesh jarkiholi, Kagawad MLA Shrimant Patil on Friday said he will not quit the Congress even if the Gokak legislator does.

The counting of votes has begun for Gokak assembly constituency. BJP's ramesh jarkiholi is the sitting MLA from the seat.

In a three-page letter dated March 28, the woman has requested the court to take note of the threat she is facing in this matter and to take up the case and direct the state government to provide her protection and render her justice.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar on Wednesday dismissed the allegations and audio CD released by former Bharatiya Janata Party minister ramesh jarkiholi over being the mastermind behind his downfall from the government in the sex CD scandal.

It’s been 10 months since Gokak MLA ramesh jarkiholi ceased to be a minister and three since he was disqualified as a legislator. However, the eldest of the five politically prominent Jarkiholi brothers appears to still wield immense power as he continues to occupy a government bungalow meant for serving ministers in the heart of Bengaluru.

Gokak MLA ramesh jarkiholi, elder brother of excise minister Satish Jarkiholi has taken the responsibility of persuading his younger brother to withdraw the resignation letter and continue as minister.

A purported conversation involving ramesh jarkiholi was aired by local TV channels on Sunday where he can be heard speaking about his plans to quit as a Congress MLA. Jarkiholi accused of hobnobbing with the BJP, and R Shankar an independent lawmaker were dropped in the rejig of Karnataka's coalition cabinet on Saturday that saw induction of eight new ministers.

Ashok Pujari, Congress leader from Gokak, said the party leadership would shortly release the documents about the fraud related to Soubhagyalaxmi Sugar factory at Hirenandi in Gokak taluk, run by the family of former minister ramesh jarkiholi.

Barely two days into his stint as minister for water resources, ramesh jarkiholi shunted out additional chief secretary Rakesh Singh on Thursday.

DK Shivakumar found himself in the middle of the sex CD row on Saturday as the family of the woman in the purported video involving former minister ramesh jarkiholi accused the state Congress president of taking advantage of the controversy for political gains.

Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, accusing BJP MLA and former minister ramesh jarkiholi of concealing details of his business in affidavits he filed for the 2019 byelections.

With 11 of the 13 disqualified legislators making the cut to become ministers, BS Yediyurappa's cabinet is set to see an overwhelming majority from the two districts of Belagavi and Bengaluru Urban.

The sex CD scandal took another turn on Friday as the 25-year-old woman featuring in the purported video lodged a police complaint against former minister ramesh jarkiholi, alleging that she was sexually exploited with the lure of a government job. The woman also alleged that she and her family members were facing threats to their lives.

Former CM HD Kumaraswamy on Friday claimed blackmailers had demanded Rs 5 crore from former minister ramesh jarkiholi before releasing an alleged video recording of him. "I have credible information that a Rs 5 crore deal was struck. The video was leaked after the deal went awry," the JD(S) member said.