Amid Sex CD row Karnataka Minister Resigns on ‘Moral Grounds’

Bengaluru, 3/3: Water Resources of Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has quit on ‘moral grounds’ after an alleged sex tape was aired by local news channels.

“Allegations against me are far from the truth. A clear investigation is needed. I’ll come out innocent and I’m confident about it. I’m resigning on moral grounds and I request you to accept this,” Ramesh Jarkiholi said in his resignation letter addressed to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

His brother and BJP MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi has sought a CBI probe into the matter and threatened to file a ₹ 100 crore suit against those who released the “fake CD”.

“The woman who they claim has faced injustice, her identity is not known. Someone gives the complaint claiming her relatives insisted on it… taking that complaint itself is wrong because the person affected has to give the complaint, not someone on the street,” Balachandra Jarkiholi said.