CID to probe contractor suicide case: Minister

The state government has handed over the contractor suicide case to the criminal investigation department, home minister G Parameshwara said on Monday. The state government has handed over the contractor suicide case to the criminal investigation department, home minister G Parameshwara said on Monday “The BJP has made allegations against rural development and panchayat raj minister Priyank Kharge in this case. On Monday, BJP media wing convener Karunakar Khasale said: “A 17-member agitation committee, led by BJP state chief spokesperson Ashwath Narayan, was formed to press the government for accountability and solutions to the alarming rise in suicide cases. The committee includes prominent leaders such as leader of the opposition in the legislative council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, MLAs Aaraga Gyanendra and Basavaraj Mattimuda, and other senior party members.” He further said the 13-member fact-finding committee chaired by legislator Chandru Lamani was constituted to investigate the maternal deaths in the state.