Members of the North Karnataka Civil Contractors Association (NKCCA) have threatened to stop all government works, if Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai does not drop RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa from the Cabinet and initiate action against him immediately.
Office-bearers of the association held a press meet in Dharwad on Wednesday to respond to the episode involving Santosh Patil, a contractor who had accused the Minister of corruption, and to press for their demand for a high-level inquiry into their allegations of 40% commission for all government contracts.
NKCCA president Subhas Patil said that Santosh Patil, who wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, had also made allegations of 40% commission sought by Mr. Eshwarappa and his assistants. He was harassed to no end by the Minister and his aides for 40% commission to clear his bills of ₹4 crore for the works taken up in Belagavi district, he said.
