Honey trapping: Jarkiholi seeks Congress top leaders’ intervention

New Delhi: Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi met the Congress top leaders here on Tuesday and appraised them about the honey trap controversy and alleged that SC/ST leaders were being ‘targeted’ deliberately.  

Jarkiholi, who is identified in the close circles of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, met Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal, general secretary (Gujarat incharge) Mukul Wasnik at the party headquarters here.

While seeking the central leadership’s immediate intervention, he informed the top brass that the honey trapping issue could cause damage to the party in the coming days if action was not taken now. 

When asked about his meeting with the party’s top brass, Jarkiholi said it was a courtesy meeting with leaders, since he came to the national capital for official purposes.

On whether he raised the honey trapping issue during his meeting with them, Jarkiholi said, “I have not discussed the issue. But the high command leaders are aware of the matter in detail”.