Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in his first response to the alleged CD scandal involving former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, said that the Special Investigating Team (SIT) has been probing the case impartially.
Yediyurappa told reporters here on Tuesday that the police officials have been investigating the case within the legal framework through Congress leaders have resorted to politicising the issue.
Responding to allegations by former chief minister Siddaramaiah that he has been maintaining silence on the issue, Yediyurappa said, “I have been obtaining information about the case from Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on a daily basis and investigations have been going on impartially. Siddaramaiah too was in a responsible post and should speak in accordance with the decorum.”
Yediyurappa said Jarkiholi will come out of the case unscathed. “We have asked him to campaign for the Belgaum Lok Sabha Constituency by-election. Our candidate Mangala Angadi will win by a margin of over two lakh votes," he added.
Published 30 March 2021, 17:14 IST