Bangalore: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eeswarappa has resigned from his ministry post in Karnataka. Santosh K. Patil hails from Indalka in Belgaum district of Karnataka. The contractor had publicly accused the state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eeswarappa of asking for a commission of 40 per cent of the contract amount for the development work.
Meanwhile, Santosh Patil committed suicide by drinking poison in a hotel in Udupi. He also wrote a letter to Minister Eeswarappa stating that he had committed suicide before committing suicide. Opposition groups called for the beleagured PM to resign and for him to resign. Eeswarappa was subsequently charged with inciting suicide.
Opposition groups called for the beleagured PM to resign. However, Easwarappa said he would not resign. In this context, Easwarappa announced yesterday that he would resign from his ministerial post. Following this, Easwarappa resigned from his ministerial post today. He met First Minister Basavaraj Puppet and handed over his resignation letter.