<p>Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said on Thursday that the same team of conspirators was behind the plot against Minister K S Eshwarappa and himself (in the sleaze CD episode). </p>.<p>He was speaking to reporters after offering condolences to the family of contractor Santosh Patil, who died by suicide, at Badasa K H village in the taluk. </p>.<p>"I will provide complete details in this regard at a press conference on Monday, after taking permission from the BJP high command," the BJP leader said. </p>.<p>"Let the investigation take place. If Eshwarappa is proved guilty, he can be punished. He need not resign till such time," the former minister said.</p>.<p>Eshwarappa has since announced that he will put in his papers on Friday. </p>.<p>Jarkiholi demanded that the Santosh death case and the sleaze CD case should be handed over to the CBI for investigation.</p>.<p>The investigation will bring out the truth about who the 'Mahanayak' behind the two cases is, Jarkiholi said, in an indirect reference to KPCC president D K Shivakumar and Belagavi Rural MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said on Thursday that the same team of conspirators was behind the plot against Minister K S Eshwarappa and himself (in the sleaze CD episode). </p>.<p>He was speaking to reporters after offering condolences to the family of contractor Santosh Patil, who died by suicide, at Badasa K H village in the taluk. </p>.<p>"I will provide complete details in this regard at a press conference on Monday, after taking permission from the BJP high command," the BJP leader said. </p>.<p>"Let the investigation take place. If Eshwarappa is proved guilty, he can be punished. He need not resign till such time," the former minister said.</p>.<p>Eshwarappa has since announced that he will put in his papers on Friday. </p>.<p>Jarkiholi demanded that the Santosh death case and the sleaze CD case should be handed over to the CBI for investigation.</p>.<p>The investigation will bring out the truth about who the 'Mahanayak' behind the two cases is, Jarkiholi said, in an indirect reference to KPCC president D K Shivakumar and Belagavi Rural MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>