Congress members held a protest rally in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district on Monday, seeking the arrest of K.S. Eshwarappa, former Minister, who has been accused of corruption and driving Santosh Patil, a contractor to death.
Satish Jarkiholi, MLA, led the protest. They submitted a memorandum to the government before dispersing. He alleged that the Centre was complicit in the State Government’s corruption. He said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power by promising corruption-free governance. But when serious allegations of corruption are being made, he is silent. Why has he not spoken about the allegations made by the contractor’s association, of 40% commission in government works?”
“Mr. Modi went around accusing the Siddharamaiah government as a 10% government in 2018. But he has not spoken a word about the 40% commission. He is silent despite knowing about all the irregularities here. That is because the Union Government is complicit in the sins of the State Government,” Satish Jarkiholi alleged. Mr. Modi is answerable to the people, he said.
