Bengaluru:
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has rejected BJP’s demand for the resignation of state minister Priyank Kharge and stated celebration leaders “know his integrity”.
“We all know the integrity of Priyank Kharge, the investigation is occurring. No query of anybody resigning. Priyank Kharge is our Dalit chief. It’s not doable (handy over the case to CBI). We all know how CBI works. Our police and officers are able to doing the investigation,” Mr Shivakumar stated.
Priyank Kharge is son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge
He was responding to a question about Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra’s remarks that that Bidar contractor’s alleged suicide case must be handed over to CBI and Priyanka Kharge ought to resign. .
“Many leaders and others take footage with us, does it imply now we have a relation with them? Our authorities is clear, they (BJP) haven’t got something, that is why they’re talking on this manner,” Mr Shivakumar stated.
“BJP authorities gave solely my case to CBI…Priyank Kharge is our authorities’s vocal minister, he is a Dalit chief who’s rising and he is doing finest in IT and BT, that is why they’re making an attempt all this, it is not the case for CBI, I’ve learn all about CBI after they despatched me to jail, we all know how CBI working, our police and officers are succesful to do the investigation,” he added.
Earlier Priyank Kharge strongly criticized the BJP for allegedly politicizing the suicide of a contractor in Bidar.
Talking on the tragic incident, Kharge acknowledged that the scenario is obvious and the views of each the contractor and the accused must be completely investigated.
“It’s extremely clear that BJP is making an attempt to politicise a suicide by a contractor. It’s clear that the contractor has a view concerning the incident and the accused has a view concerning the incident,” Kharge stated in his assertion.
He emphasised the significance of an neutral investigation to uncover the reality behind the incident. Kharge additionally identified that the BJP’s response was politically motivated, asserting that the celebration’s earlier tenure had seen a number of contractor suicides.”The BJP can do no matter it desires. Everybody is aware of what they did and what number of contractors dedicated suicide throughout their tenure,” he added.
Vijayendra Yediyurappa has attacked the Congress alleging that Sachin, a contractor from Bidar, died by suicide as a consequence of harassment and threats from Priyank Kharge’s shut aide Raju Kapanur. He claimed that Sachin left behind an in depth letter highlighting his ordeal.
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