Congress Minister Br Patil

Accusing Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda of leveling corruption charges against him over public works in his constituency pending since 2013, senior Congress leader and MLA B R Patil on Tuesday demanded an inquiry into it.

Senior MLA BR Patil admitted that he threatened to resign during the recent Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, citing "self-respect", but said he did not apologise for writing a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister highlighting his concerns.

The Congress has dismissed a letter, allegedly written by its MLAs in Karnataka to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, that has now gone viral, as fake.

Accusing Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byregowda of leveling corruption charges against him over public works in his constituency pending since 2013, senior Congress leader and MLA B R Patil on Tuesday demanded an inquiry into it.

Senior MLA BR Patil admitted that he threatened to resign during the recent Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, citing "self-respect", but said he did not apologise for writing a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister highlighting his concerns.

The Congress has dismissed a letter, allegedly written by its MLAs in Karnataka to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, that has now gone viral, as fake.