Soon after activist Dinesh Kallahalli withdrew the complaint against former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, his brother and BJP MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi demanded a CBI probe into the 'honey trap' incident.
Speaking to reporters, he alleged that two people had planned the conspiracy to defame Ramesh and force him to step down as minister.
"If authorities catch the two, you will find the four below them and others involved," he said. The plan was also to embarrass the BJP ahead of elections in five states, he said, contending that the videos were fake.
"I believe that the visuals in the CD are fake. It should be tested to verify its authenticity," he said."Ten ministers of the government and 25 MLAs who met me have urged me to press for a CBI enquiry. I will meet him in the evening, urging him to come out and speak to the media. He should file a complaint against the incident. If he does not, I will file a complaint on his behalf," Balachandra said.
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It can be recalled that Ramesh Jarkiholi was forced to resign after a sleaze CD emerged. Dinesh had filed a complaint at Cubbon Park police station accusing the minister of harassing the woman seen in the CD by assuring a job.
He alleged that the video was uploaded on YouTube in Russia, three hours before it was released to TV channels.
"When Dinesh Kallahalli came to the police station and said he would release a CD, it was already released. It was uploaded three hours prior on YouTube in Russia. According to my information, 17 servers were identified to upload the video. The objective was to release it simultaneously in Karnataka and all over India on YouTube, Facebook and other social media," he said.
(Published 07 March 2021, 13:04 IST)
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