BJP demands judicial probe, resignation of Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy over killing of three suspected poachers in Hanur
Opposition parties in Karnataka are demanding a judicial probe and the resignation of the Forest Minister following the killing of three suspected poachers by department personnel. The BJP alleges the firing was excessive and calls for compensation for the victims' families.
Even as the ruling Congress government in Karnataka ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of three suspected poachers in a forest in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district by Forest Department personnel in the early hours of Saturday, the Opposition BJP and JD(S) in both Houses on Monday demanded a judicial probe. They sought the resignation of Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy, holding him morally responsible for the incident.
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