Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra meets PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi. (Photo: X/ @BYVijayendra)
Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra and Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi met connected Monday, causing a disturbance wrong the state’s governmental circles. Both leaders, however, said the gathering had nary governmental significance.
Speaking to reporters aft his gathering with Jarkiholi, Vijayendra said helium met the curate to sermon works related to his Shikaripura constituency. “I discussed the authorities road that passes done Shikaripura and the toll booth constructed. The toll booth successful our constituency is the 2nd for the aforesaid road successful Shimoga district. I person requested the curate to displacement it arsenic it was inconveniencing the wide public,” helium said.
Jarkiholi, the Congress minister, too, maintained that the gathering with BJP leaders from the Shikaripura constituency was to code their issues. “Meeting (Opposition legislators) is simply a regular process,” helium said, adding that determination was nary transportation betwixt the statement implicit changing the main curate and the meeting.
Rumours astir a alteration successful enactment successful the authorities person been circulating since the Lokayukta and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed FIRs against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful transportation with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case. Responding to media queries, Jarkiholi said helium had “repeatedly said that Siddaramaiah would stay the main minister”.
To a question connected his closed-door meetings with Congress ministers, helium said specified meetings were held adjacent earlier the MUDA row. Not overmuch value was attached to those meetings then, the curate said.
Jarkiholi besides met with All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge successful New Delhi recently, fueling speculations connected a alteration of defender successful Karnataka. To a question connected the meeting, Jarkiholi said his gathering with Kharge was to invitation him to the Karnataka Bhavan inauguration, scheduled for November 10.