1. BJP condemns government’s refusal to order CBI probe into Jain monk’s murder
As Karnataka’s Budget session continues into its second week, BJP legislators and supporters led by former CM Basavaraj Bommai staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Vidhana Soudha premises against the murder of Jain monk Sri Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj in Belagavi district.
Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday had turned down the Opposition BJP’s demand for a CBI probe into the murder stating that the Karnataka police had the capability to handle the investigation. The ruling party termed the BJP’s protest an attempt to “politicise” the issue.
