Why silent on suicide of another DySP who helped VHP leader to kidnap youth: CPM asks BJP

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Slamming Bharatiya Janata party for using Mangaluru DySP M K Ganapathi's suicide case for political gains, the Dakshina Kannada district unit of CMI(M) has termed the protest planned by the saffron party a farce'.

The BJP has demanding the state government to handover the suicide case of Ganapathi to CBI and sack K J George, against whom the police offer levelled harassment allegations before killing himself earlier this week.

In a release issued here, CPI (M) district secretary Vasantha Achary stated that protest planned by district unit of BJP on July 11 against the Ganapathi's death is nothing but a gimmick.

"Why the BJP, which is now planning to hold protest for Ganapathi, was silent when Chikkamagaluru DySP Kallappa Handibag committed suicide? BJP has not shown concern when Handibag committed suicide as it was linked to a Sangh Parivar leader,” he said.

Similarly, BJP has not declared its stand on NaMo Brigade founder Naresh Shenoy's involvement in the murder of RTI activist Vinayaka P Baliga. Hence, BJP has no moral rights to hold protest for Ganapathy and people need not take it seriously' Mr Achary said and urged the government to conduct unbiased investigation into deaths of Handibag, Ganapathy and Baliga.

It could be recalled here that Kallappa, who was accused of involving in the kidnap of a youth for ransom had committed suicide last Tuesday. The mastermind of the kidnap case, Praveen Khandya, a leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was later arrested by the CID police. The Karnataka government has ordered CID probes into both suicide cases. However, the BJP is demanding CBI probe into only once suicide case.