CD scandal: Will not drop this case until it's solved, says Ramesh Jarkiholi

Jarkiholi told the press that the sex-for-job allegation against him was a political conspiracy

After registering a complaint on Saturday through former MLA Nagaraj, former Water Resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi vowed to see the case through till the very end and declined to comment on a video featuring a woman in which she names him as having offered her a job.

"I will not let this go," Jarkiholi told media persons, speaking about the CD scandal due to which he had to resign as a minister. He reiterated that the sex-for-job allegation was a political conspiracy.

"I am not the lone victim here. This can happen to anyone. Everyone should fight against it together," he said, urging not to encourage such "blackmail tactics".

Further, talking about the woman in the video, he said, "I don’t know and authorities will investigate".

“You should all questions the woman. Why did (her) video come after 12 days? Imagine how big this conspiracy is. Everything will be known in the investigation,” he added.

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As for the ongoing investigation in the case, he said he would extend his full co-operation. "Police have sped up the investigation. The scam involves hundreds of crores of rupees. Soon, all the actors involved in it will be identified," he stated.

The former minister, who recently broke his silence on the issue has been maintaining that the alleged CD that showed him in a compromising situation, was fake.

Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Saturday night