Belagavi: A war of words has broken out between the politically-influential Jarkiholi brothers. While Small Scale Industries Minister, Ramesh Jarkiholi wants his brother, Satish out of Belagavi politics to make way for the youngest of his siblings, Lakhan in the next assembly poll, the latter is having none of it.
Rubbishing the minister’s recent announcement that Mr Lakhan would contest the next assembly election from his constituency of Yamakanmardi, Mr Satish shot back that he should contest from Gokak, the constituency that Mr Ramesh represents in the assembly.
"Who is Ramesh to decide on who should contest from which constituency. He seems to have lost his mind. It is only the KPCC which takes a call on such matters based on the performance and ability of candidates and sitting legislators. It is unfortunate that Ramesh is indulging in such tactics. I will contest the next assembly elections from the same Yamakanmardi constituency that I have won from twice already by a huge margin. As I know the pulse of people of my constituency, I am sure that I will win more convincingly from this segment in the next assembly election,” Mr Satish asserted.
Differences among the Jarkiholi brothers surfaced after Mr Satish was replaced in the cabinet by Mr Ramesh a few months ago. The rivalry worsened between them when it was reported that a tip-off from the MLA had led to the I-T raid on the minister’s home recently.
According to sources, brothers Ramesh, Lakhan and Balachandra have decided to gang up against Mr Satish in the run- up to the elections.
