Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi resigns
A court in Bengaluru on Saturday issued temporary injunction against 68 media houses restraining them from airing or publishing any unverified news item or defamatory content against six ministers of BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka.
The Bengaluru court passed the order on a joint petition by the six ministers Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar, Agriculture Minister BC Patil, Cooperative Minister ST Somashekar, and Health Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar. The petition was filed on Friday.
On Saturday, Addtional City Civil and Sessions Judge D S Vijaya Kumar, in his order, said that the media houses are restrained from telecasting or publishing any unverified news items against the ministers till next order.
Karnataka cabinet expansion: Seven new ministers swear-in at Bengaluru s Raj Bhavan
Karnataka s water resources minister Ramesh Jarkiholi landed himself in hot waters after a leaked video allegedly showed the BJP leader seeking sexual favours from a woman in return for a government job. The shocking revelation came only days ahead of the Budget session and an activist from Bengaluru has requested a probe in the matter.
The victim had recorded the alleged incidents, which had been circulating on social media. Upon allegedly receiving threats from the minister, the victim s family approached Dinesh Kallahalli, who then submitted the recordings with the police and sought a probe.