Kumaraswamy calls Gowda's death 'political murder'; Congress says 'no politics on deaths'

Reacting to Karnataka Legislative Counsil Deputy Chairman SL Dharme Gowda's sudden and suspicious death, Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said, "I don't call this incident as suicide, I would like to call this as today's political murder." Kumaraswamy ded that politician can tolerate se kinds of incidents. 

HD Kumaraswamy h earlier tweeted, "Dharma Gowda's suicide is a sacrifice for today's polluted, unprincipled, selfish politics. secularism of JDS was tested for position of Chairperson. But, in this test, Big-hearted Dharme Gowda is victim. Those who have tested may w found answer. Let m do introspection with result." As can be seen, he h earlier termed it a suicide, after a death te was allegedly found.

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HD Kumaraswamy on Dharme Gowda's death

In his first statement even before that, Kumaraswamy h said that SL Dharme Gowda's 'suicide' came as a shock to him and his party leers. However, changing his stance later, he said that secularism of JDS was tested for position of Chairperson. However, in test, heart of Dharme Gowda is victim he claimed, ding, "Those who have tested may w have answer." 

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Responding to a series of insinuations linking a deplorable in-house episode between Congress MLCs and Dharme Gowda being cited as a precursor, KPCC working president Eashwar Khandre said that body should do politics on a death. re should be an impartial investigation w why did he take such an extreme step. " truth should come out and investigation reports should be me public," Congress leer ded. 

Senior Congress leer Mallikarjun Kharge said, "As soon as I saw news in morning and came to kw that Dharme Gowda has committed suicide by jumping on railway track, I have been shocked." Sending out his vice to young generation in politics, Congress leer said, "If one sacrifices his life for accomplishing his goals n re's is problem. However, giving up one's own life even before achieving his goals is just t correct."

RE | Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman SL Dharme Gowda Found De Near Chikmagalur

SL Dharme Gowda found de

In a shocking incident, body of Deputy Chairman of Karnataka State Legislative Council SL Dharme Gowda was found on a railway track near Kur in Chikkamagaluru on Tuesday. A suicide te has purportedly been recovered as well.

According to sources, JDS leer visited Chikkamagaluru on Monday evening at around 4 pm in a Santro Car. He spoke to a few people and gared information about train timings as well, sources said. SL Dharme Gowda asked driver to stay back in car and told him that he is going to get water. After that, he didn't return, sources said. de body of Deputy Chairman of State Legislative Council will be taken to Shimoga for final rites.

Gowda was in news recently after main opposition Congress members manhandled him in Upper House for trying to chair session illegally. He was dragged from chair ( seat of Chairman) by some Congress members alleging he h joined hands with ruling BJP to unconstitutionally unseat Upper House Chairman Pratap Chandra Shetty, who is from Congress.

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