Ramesh Jarkiholi to meet CM
The Hindu
The former minister and BJP leader left Belagavi in his private aircraft on Friday morning
Ramesh Jarkiholi, former minister and BJP leader, left for Mysuru in his private aircraft from the Sambra airport in Belagavi on Friday. Later, he is expected to head to Bengaluru to meet Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. He was accompanied by younger brother Lakhan Jarkiholi and brother-in-law Ambirao Patil.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












