Senior Congress MLA B.R. Patil on Tuesday claimed that the Opposition BJP had “manufactured a fake letterhead” and circulated a letter in his name to create a rift between district in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge and him.
The fake letter, which was purportedly signed by 11 MLAs, including Mr. Patil, was circulated widely on social media. It said that Ministers in the Congress government have been demanding money for sanction of funds for constituency-related work. The Opposition BJP circulated the letterhead in his name to bring bad name to the government, Mr. Patil said.
The letter has surfaced ahead of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting called on Thursday by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, to hear the grievances of legislators.
