<p>Yadgir: The district unit of Akhila Karnataka Vishwakarma Mahasabha staged a protest here on Thursday, urging the state government to hand over the suicide case of contractor Sachin Panchal for CBI investigation. </p><p>Hundreds of members of the community and several seers, including Kalahastendra Swami of Shahapur’s Vishwakarma Ekadandagi Mutt, Kumar Swami of Yadgir Vishwakarma Ekadandagi Mutt, Ravindra Swami and Doddendra Swami of Sulepet took out a procession from tahsildar’s office to Subhash Chandra Bose Circle. They raised slogans against the state government and formed a human chain.</p><p>“The population of our community is less. Contractor Sunil Panchal, who belongs to our community, ended his life due to harassment from minister Priyank Kharge’s associates. Therefore, the minister should tender his resignation and hand over the case to the CBI. The accused should be arrested and given severe punishment. A compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given to Sachin’s family”, the protesters demanded. </p><p>Community leaders Mahesh Vishwakarma, Basavaraj Panchal, Vijay Patil, Pranavaniranjan Swami, Shivanna Vishwakarma, Ashok Chandraki, Lohit Kallur, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Bannappa Kalebelagundi, Kalappa Duppali, Srinivas, Devu Talawargera, Manohar, Ganesh Pattar and others were present.</p><p><strong>‘Politically motivated’</strong></p><p>Meanwhile, Gurmatkal Yadgir Block Congress committee president Krishna Chapetla said that charges against minister Priyank Kharge and demand for his resignation were politically motivated.</p><p>Addressing a press conference in Gurmatkal on Tuesday, he said, the BJP leaders are unnecessarily dragging the name of the minister into the suicide case even though his name is not mentioned in the death note. </p><p>“As soon as the allegations surfaced, Priyank Kharge wrote to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister requesting a high-level investigation into the Sachin suicide case. Therefore, there is no need for Kharge to resign.</p><p>“The BJP leaders had levelled charges against the minister when the party candidate from Chittapur had met with an accident some time back”, he said. </p><p>Block Congress Committee’s Kisan wing president Anand Boyin, Municipal Council members Khaja Mainoddin, Fayaz Ahmed, Manik Mukudi, Chand Pasha, Sabanna Hoogar, Abdul Khadir, Bhimashappa Shivarang, Ravi M T Palli and Balappa Kakalwar were present.</p>
<p>Yadgir: The district unit of Akhila Karnataka Vishwakarma Mahasabha staged a protest here on Thursday, urging the state government to hand over the suicide case of contractor Sachin Panchal for CBI investigation. </p><p>Hundreds of members of the community and several seers, including Kalahastendra Swami of Shahapur’s Vishwakarma Ekadandagi Mutt, Kumar Swami of Yadgir Vishwakarma Ekadandagi Mutt, Ravindra Swami and Doddendra Swami of Sulepet took out a procession from tahsildar’s office to Subhash Chandra Bose Circle. They raised slogans against the state government and formed a human chain.</p><p>“The population of our community is less. Contractor Sunil Panchal, who belongs to our community, ended his life due to harassment from minister Priyank Kharge’s associates. Therefore, the minister should tender his resignation and hand over the case to the CBI. The accused should be arrested and given severe punishment. A compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given to Sachin’s family”, the protesters demanded. </p><p>Community leaders Mahesh Vishwakarma, Basavaraj Panchal, Vijay Patil, Pranavaniranjan Swami, Shivanna Vishwakarma, Ashok Chandraki, Lohit Kallur, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Bannappa Kalebelagundi, Kalappa Duppali, Srinivas, Devu Talawargera, Manohar, Ganesh Pattar and others were present.</p><p><strong>‘Politically motivated’</strong></p><p>Meanwhile, Gurmatkal Yadgir Block Congress committee president Krishna Chapetla said that charges against minister Priyank Kharge and demand for his resignation were politically motivated.</p><p>Addressing a press conference in Gurmatkal on Tuesday, he said, the BJP leaders are unnecessarily dragging the name of the minister into the suicide case even though his name is not mentioned in the death note. </p><p>“As soon as the allegations surfaced, Priyank Kharge wrote to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister requesting a high-level investigation into the Sachin suicide case. Therefore, there is no need for Kharge to resign.</p><p>“The BJP leaders had levelled charges against the minister when the party candidate from Chittapur had met with an accident some time back”, he said. </p><p>Block Congress Committee’s Kisan wing president Anand Boyin, Municipal Council members Khaja Mainoddin, Fayaz Ahmed, Manik Mukudi, Chand Pasha, Sabanna Hoogar, Abdul Khadir, Bhimashappa Shivarang, Ravi M T Palli and Balappa Kakalwar were present.</p>
