New Delhi : A relentless and unforgiving Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday accused Congress Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah of wasting valuable time by delaying the decision to hand over the mysterious death case of IAS officer D.K. Ravi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said that this demand had been consistently enforced and reiterated by his party’s Karnataka unit from the very beginning. “And today, finally, the state government is conceding to this demand, but valuable time has been lost. It would really have been good if this demand would have been accepted right from the very beginning,” he added. Siddaramaiah announced a CBI inquiry into the IAS officer’s death case in the legislative assembly today.
He said that his government has decided to hand over the mysterious death issue to the CBI, bowing to the sentiments of people and parents of the IAS officer. The Karnataka Government’s decision came after Congress president Sonia Gandhi assured the IAS officer’s family of a fair probe into his death. The opposition parties have so far rejected reports of personal reasons behind the death and alleged a cover-up attempt by the government as the officer was known for taking on the sand and land mafia.
The IAS officer, posted as Joint Commissioner in Commercial Tax Department, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his apartment by his wife on March 16. The police suspect it to be a case of suicide , though no note was found from around the officer’s body.
