D K Shivakumar smells a conspiracy to fix him in sex CD row

KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Sunday said that he doesn’t know much about the Ramesh Jarkiholi scandal and that it was a systematic conspiracy to drag his name in the issue.

Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga, Shivakumar said, “I have not seen the CD in which former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi is allegedly seen with a woman. I know very little about it. I will react on the issue only after getting complete details on the same.”

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“A few BJP leaders, including Basanagouda Yatnal and A H Vishwanath have spoken about it. A suo motu complaint could have been registered based on their reactions. But the government did not do it,” he charged.

Replying to a specific query, Shivakumar said, “I am a victim of conspiracy. Vested interests have troubled me in the past and they continue to unsettle me even now.”

‘Why DKS thinks he’s the mahanayak’

Meanwhile, JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy wondered why KPCC president D K Shivakumar dragged himself into the CD row.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Sunday, Kumaraswamy said, “Shivakumar himself is linking his name in the CD case by saying that the BJP had made attempts to fix him in the case.”

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“Has anyone mentioned Shivakumar’s name in the case? There was an allegation that a ‘mahanayaka’ (a great leader) had hatched a conspiracy against Jarkiholi. Why Shivakumar thinks that it is him. There are many mahanayakas in the state and one such leader is growing in BJP itself,” he
said.

“Shivakumar is a seasoned politician. I don’t know why he is getting into trouble and linking himself with the case,” Kumaraswamy said.