B Y Vijayendra alleged that the entire police department in and around Kalaburagi district is “under the clutches” of the Kharge family.

In a seven-page note, the deceased allegedly claimed he was threatened and extorted by a close associate of the Chittapur MLA.

The BJP in Karnataka has initiated two fact-finding missions to investigate a series of suicides and maternal deaths in the state. The committees will focus on deaths in government hospitals and explore the reasons behind several suicides,

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has strongly criticized the BJP for allegedly politicizing the suicide of a contractor in Bidar. Speaking on the tragic incident, Kharge stated that the situation is clear and the views of both the contractor and the accused should be thoroughly investigated.

Karnataka BJP has dubbed the ruling Congress as a government of killers in the backdrop of the suicide of a contractor in Kalaburagi district allegedly due to the torture by a close associate of Minister Priyank Kharge.

The suicide of Panchal on December 26 has snowballed into a controversy after the contractor’s purported suicide note named Raju Kapanur, considered close to Kharge.

The suicide of a contractor in Karnataka and his allegations against a close aide of Priyank Kharge -- Karnataka minister and the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge -- is becoming the next flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress.

BJP leaders have targeted Priyank Kharge, questioning his involvement in the suicide of a 26-year-old contractor in Karnataka. The Congress leaders have dismissed the BJP's allegations as politically motivated.