Ganapathy case: BJP demands removal of KJ George immediately

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday demanded that Karnataka minister K J George should immediately be removed from the cabinet after he was booked by CBI in connection with Dy SP Ganapathy case.

Yeddyurappa warned of launching a statewide agitation if George is not removed immediately from the Cabinet.

He alleged that George's presence in the state government will make fair probe difficult.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a suicide abetment case against Karnataka Minister KJ George in connection with suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police M K Ganapathy.

George said that the CBI has filed the FIR based on the old complaint. He said he would only react after getting full details of the FIR on Friday. "Let them investigate. They're supposed to finish it in 3 months. Let them give a report. After that, I will react."

On the demand for his resignation, he said this is not the first time that BS Yedurappa or BJP leaders have asked for his resignation. "A 100 times they have asked. Earlier, I resigned over the same case. Only after the report cleared me was I taken back into the cabinet. Let a thorough investigation happen now. We will react after that."

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also dismissed the demands of George's resignation and cited Yeddyurappa's case. "An FIR was also filed against Yeddyurappa. Did he resign?" he asked.

Mangaluru Dy SP Ganapathy had committed suicide on July 7, 2016 and in a video message named KJ George, AM Prasad and Pranab Mohanty responsible for his extreme step. The opposition, both BJP and JDS, held massive protests against KJ George and made sure he resigned from the ministerial post.

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