Chandru Lamani framed in bribery case as he is an educated Dalit, says Ramesh Jarkiholi

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BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi has said that vested interests person  conspired to usage  a younker  from Scheduled Tribes assemblage  to trap Dr. Lamani.

BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi has said that vested interests person conspired to usage a younker from Scheduled Tribes assemblage to trap Dr. Lamani. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO

“Shirahatti MLA Chandru Lamani, who has been arrested by the Lokayukta constabulary successful a bribery case, has been framed due to the fact that helium is an educated Dalit. The strategy is against educated Dalits,” BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi said successful Belagavi connected Monday.

“Vested interests person conspired to usage a younker from Scheduled Tribes assemblage to trap Dr. Lamani. I americium speaking against specified injustice arsenic I americium an AHINDA leader. If it is proved that the MLA accepted bribes, fto him beryllium punished,” the erstwhile Minister told reporters.

“However, specified favoritism is not new. MLAs from Dalits and tribal communities person been oppressed for decades. This has been happening nether successive enactment governments. But we person to rise our dependable against this. I americium not present to speech astir the Lokayukta instauration oregon the complaint of corruption against the MLA. But politically speaking, determination are attempts to suppress a nine with 74% voters. All of america who telephone ourselves AHINDA leaders person to combat against this,” helium said.

“What is bittersweet is that specified incidents are happening adjacent erstwhile the alleged pro-Dalit authorities is successful power. The erstwhile MLA Y. Sampangi was besides framed successful the aforesaid mode immoderate years ago,” helium said.

Ramesh Jarkiholi said that a authorities serviceman who was expected to discontinue successful the evening was framed by instrumentality enforcement agencies recently. “I privation to cognize wherefore is it that leaders and officers from AHINDA communities are being trapped? I privation to question this system,” helium said.

“I americium besides a unfortunate of specified a conspiracy. But I volition not talk astir it arsenic the lawsuit is successful court,” helium said.

“There is simply a batch of disorder astir enactment successful the BJP. If it is not resolved soon, it volition harm the party,” helium said.

To a query, helium said that helium volition conscionable Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected behalf of the Dalit MLAs.

“We volition entreaty to him to behaviour a due probe successful the contented of Dr. Lamani. Even today, I see Mr. Siddaramaiah arsenic my leader. He continues to beryllium an AHINDA leader. However, arsenic an administrator, helium is nary longer the Chief Minister helium was successful his archetypal term. Politically helium is simply a wide person and not conscionable a Kuruba leader,” helium said.

Published - February 23, 2026 07:38 p.m. IST

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