Some civil contractors have said that Santosh Patil, who had accused the former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa of corruption, had neither spent money nor carried out the road works in Hindalga Gram Panchayat. What is more, they accused Santosh Patil of having collected bribe from them to get their bills cleared.
Santosh Patil was found dead in a hotel in Udupi a few days ago. He had accused Mr. Eshwarappa of seeking bribe for clearing bills. He also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the Minister of corruption.
“Santosh Patil falsely claimed that he had spent ₹4 crore on civil works in the village. That is not true. We spent our money on them and completed the works. Our bills are pending. Not his,” Raju Jadhav, one of the 12 small contractors who spoke to journalists in Gokak on Monday, said.
