BJP plans to demand Priyank Kharge’s resignation after young contractor’s suicide

BIDAR: After a 22-year-old contractor committed suicide by coming under a train, allegedly due to harassment by minister Priyank Kharge’s aide, the BJP now plans to demand the minister’s resignation as his aide’s name had been mentioned in contractor Sachin Panchal’s suicide note.

Minister Priyank Kharge’s aide Raju Kapanur (right) had reportedly promised the contractor tenders and taken huge sums from him.

A delegation of the state BJP leadership is planning to visit contractor Sachin’s house in the coming days and demand Priyank Kharge resignation over his death. It may be recalled that former minister K S Eshwarappa had to resign after contractor Santosh Patil had committed suicide over nonpayment of dues.

Bidar SP Pradeep Gunti has ordered the suspension of two police head constables for dereliction of duty.

Meanwhile, Bidar Police Superintendent Pradeep Gunti has ordered the suspension of two police head constables of the Gandhiganj police station for not acting on the complaint lodged by the sisters of the deceased contractor. The suspended head constables are Shyamala and Rajesh.

Sachin Panchal’s sisters grieving near his decapitated body on the railway tracks.

Sachin had committed suicide on Thursday by coming under a train near Basaveshwara Circle on Thursday. He had allegedly been duped by Raju Kapanur, an aide of Priyank Kharge and former corporator, who had promised him a tender after taking lakhs of rupees, but later threatened him. Sachin had mentioned the names of seven people, including Raju Kapanur, in his suicide note. The railway police have registered a case and taken up investigation into Sachin’s death.

On Thursday, when his sisters went to the Gandhiganj police station to lodge a complaint, the two head constables allegedly refused to accept it. In his seven-page suicide note, Sachin had tagged Priyank Kharge, Basavaraj Mattimudu and others and posted it on social media.