Textiles Minister Shrimant Patil has demanded that KMF chairman and Arabhavi MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi should be made water resources minister to complete the pending irrigation projects and take measures for the implementation of new projects for North Karnataka region until Ramesh Jarkiholi comes out clean of the CD scandal allegations.
Speaking to reporters at the airport here on Thursday, he said, "We have expressed our views to make Balachandra Jarkiholi as a minister in the interest of the region. Many of the irrigation projects have been stalled and need to resume again."
He said Ramesh Jarkiholi had himself demanded an inquiry into the scandal allegations by the highest authorities. "The state government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) and we hope the investigations will be completed soon and he would come out clean," he added.
Published 11 March 2021, 17:15 IST