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Ramesh Katti, erstwhile president of Belagavi District Central Cooperative Bank, filed his information papers for the station of manager of the slope connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025).
He arrived astatine the BDCC slope caput bureau successful Belagavi and submitted his information from Hukkeri taluk. MLA Nikhil Katti, his household members and a fewer followers were present.
Ramesh Katti had to resign from the chairmanship of the century-old institution, pursuing a no-confidence motion by a fewer directors of the slope past year. A.M. Kulgude was past elected chairman. It was wide believed that a sheet led by erstwhile MP Anna Saheb Jolle and MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi was down this move.
Differences betwixt Mr. Jolle and Mr. Katti, some BJP leaders, developed aft the 2024 Parliament elections. Mr. Jolle believed that Mr. Katti had not supported him successful his run for the Chikkodi Lok Sabha seat, arsenic a effect of which helium mislaid to Priyanka Jarkiholi, Congress nominee and curate Satish Jarkiholi’s daughter. However, Mr. Katti has denied this allegation by saying helium had remained aloof lone due to the fact that his assertion to the BJP summons was not respected.
Not a Chairman aspirant
Ramesh Katti told reporters aboriginal that helium was not an aspirant for the station of president of the bank. He besides said helium was not a subordinate of immoderate sheet of candidates.
“I bash not deliberation determination is simply a request for a combat betwixt panels. I americium not a subordinate of immoderate sheet nor volition I signifier one. I americium warring arsenic an individual,” helium said. To a query, however, helium said that respective like-minded persons were apt to articulation the bank. He besides said helium was consenting to run for different candidates if they invited him. I americium getting respective invitations, I volition see them aft consulting my friends and followers,’‘ helium said.
“I privation to service the wide nationalist and farmers of Belagavi district. The BDCC slope is the astir important fiscal instauration successful the district. It is the custodian of the finances of astir 50 lakh people. If thing happens to this bank, the lives of 50 lakh radical volition beryllium jeopardy. I privation to support it and turn it further. But I bash not privation to beryllium the chairman. I person been associated with the slope since 1986. This is my ninth nomination. I person been the president for 10 years, a vice-chairman for 5 years and different 20 years arsenic a director. I conscionable privation to enactment the bank’s absorption and connection my skills and acquisition if they privation it,” helium said.
Ramesh Katti files information for the station of manager of the BDCC Bank elections successful Belagavi. Polling is scheduled for October 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Badiger P.K.
Dismisses Jarkiholi’s claims
He dismissed arsenic hearsay, claims by Satish Jarkiholi that the bank’s deposits had accrued by implicit ₹200 crore aft helium quit. “Let america person information earlier america and person an unfastened debate. I bash not privation to respond to hearsay,” helium said.
He claimed that during his tenure, BDCC had benefitted from the highest magnitude of indebtedness waivers for farmers. “I deliberation we got implicit ₹3,400 crore successful waivers for 3.81 lakh farmers. We besides distributed zero involvement loans to 4.58 lakh farmers implicit the years. I americium present to spot that specified pro-people enactment continues. Some radical are claiming that I volition beryllium kept distant from the slope management. No 1 tin support maine distant from this instauration that I helped build,’‘ helium said.
He claimed that helium had steered the slope from the brink of bankcruptcy to a concern wherever it was making profits. “We had nary wealth to wage salaries successful 1996. But we struggled hard and it made profits successful the twelvemonth 2005-06. No 1 wanted to go the president successful 1996, but I volunteered,’‘ helium said.
‘No imperishable enemies’
To a query, helium said MLA and Congress person Laxman Savadi was a long-time person and had worked with him successful starring the bank. “We volition beryllium unneurotic successful the aboriginal too,” helium said.
He said that it was existent that the Jarkiholi brothers had helped him go the president of the slope successful the past and that helium was consenting to admit it successful public. They helped me, but I besides managed to summation the assurance of different members, helium said.
About his differences of sentiment with different leaders successful the territory similar Mr. Jolle and the Jarkiholi brothers pursuing his triumph implicit their panel successful the Rural Electric Cooperative Society of Hukkeri, Ramesh Katti said determination were nary imperishable enemies successful practice and politics. “Some differences of sentiment harvest up owed to differences successful attitudes. We whitethorn person drifted isolated successful the past, but whitethorn travel unneurotic again. Anything tin happen,’‘ helium said.
