Bengaluru:
The suicide of a contractor in Karnataka and his allegations in opposition to an aide of Priyank Kharge — Karnataka minister and the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge — is turning into the subsequent flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress. A BJP member of Rajya Sabha took at dig at Kharge senior with a publish on X, saying whereas he’s “busy saving democracy in Delhi, that is what is occurring in his yard, the Republic of Kalaburgi”.
“His son, who acts like an incredible constitutional knowledgeable, is entering into one bother after one other. This isn’t the one factor that’s occurring, the small print of Kharge Ji’s household trusts and land scams are additionally tumbling out one after the opposite. His household belief was not too long ago compelled to return 5 acres of KIADB land in Bengaluru, taken beneath the Dalit quota. Due to Smt. Sonia Gandhi’s RTI laws, the paperwork are wealthy in particulars,” added Lahar Singh Siroya in his publish.
Whereas revered Mallikarjun @Kharge Ji is busy saving democracy in Delhi, that is what is occurring in his yard, the Republic of Kalaburgi. His son, who acts like an incredible constitutional knowledgeable, is entering into one bother after one other.
This isn’t the one factor that’s… pic.twitter.com/RdOLSVopb0
— Lahar Singh Siroya (@LaharSingh_MP) December 29, 2024
A police case has been registered in opposition to Raju Kapanur, the shut aide of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, and 5 others in reference to the suicide notice left by Sachin Panchal, a contractor from Bidar. Within the notice, he alleged that Raju Kapanur had demanded Rs 1 crore from him, experiences mentioned.
In his notice, he additionally alleged that Congress leaders had connived to kill a number of individuals, together with Siddalinga Swami of Andola Math, BJP leaders Manikanth Rathod and Chandu Patil.
Priyank Kharge hit out on the BJP, accusing the social gathering of constructing baseless allegations in opposition to him and politicising the contractor’s loss of life.
He mentioned Panchal’s loss of life notice doesn’t point out his title, and added that there have been monetary transactions between Panchal and Kapanur which should be investigated.