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The HC also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him, as well as Congress general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, ministers M B Patil and Ramalinga Reddy.
The case was registered against them after they took out a march to lay siege to the then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s residence here demanding the resignation of K S Eshwarappa who was the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister at the time.
The agitation was staged after a contractor Santosh Patil died by suicide accusing Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent commission on a public work in his village.
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The court maintained that public representatives should follow rules.