Eshwarappa mentioned he used to be quitting “to stop embarrassment to the BJP”.

The contractor, Santhosh Patil, used to be discovered lifeless Tuesday at a resort in Udupi. He’s suspected to have ate up poison, and the police are investigating the dying as a suicide.

Prior to his dying, Patil had accused Eshwarappa and his pals of now not liberating bills for street paintings price Rs 4 crore that he had completed at Hindalga in Belagavi, and of “challenging a fee of 40 consistent with cent”.

Eshwarappa together with his supporters travelled all of the manner from Shivamogga to Bengaluru on Friday morning to put up his resignation. He mentioned he would pop out blank within the inquiry ordered via the manager minister into Patil’s dying.

Alternatively, Congress state leader DK Shivakumar alleged that Bommai used to be protective Eshwarappa. “This protest isn’t for Eshwarappa’s resignation however towards corruption of the BJP. The manager minister mentioned Eshwarappa has now not completed the rest flawed. He’s protective the wrongdoer,” he mentioned.

In the meantime, Bommai attacked Congress leaders and mentioned Opposition leaders don’t need to develop into investigators, prosecutors and judges over Patil’s dying.

“Congress leaders don’t need to develop into the investigating officer, prosecutor and pass judgement on within the Santosh suicide case. Allow them to permit a unfastened and thorough investigation,” Bommai mentioned. He used to be responding to expanding calls for from Opposition leaders to arrest Eshwarappa.

Former leader minister BS Yediyurappa expressed self belief that Eshwarappa would pop out blank and go back as a minister quickly.

“Because of positive unavoidable causes, regardless of having dedicated no mistake, a state of affairs has come for Eshwarappa to surrender, underneath positive power. I’m assured that he’s going to certainly face this, pop out blank and develop into a minister as soon as once more. I can pray to God for his well-being,” the BJP strongman mentioned.