Karnataka assembly adjourned over BJP uproar on poacher killing
The killing of three people in an alleged exchange of fire with Forest Department personnel on August 15 in Chamarajanagar led to uproar in the Karnataka Legislative Council on Monday followed by adjournment.
The opposition BJP termed the killing of three suspected poachers as a murder committed by the government.
Seeking an immediate discussion and a reply from the state Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Leader of the Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy demanded justice for the families of the victims.
"Three precious lives were snatched. It is a murder committed by the government only. Those killed were minorities. Justice should be done to the families," he said.
In reply, Minister Basavaraj Raya Reddy said the state government was ready to discuss this, but the opposition has to give a notice for it.
Chairman Saleem Ahmed's appeal to the opposition BJP to stay calm could not fetch any result.
The BJP was adamant for a detailed discussion and resorted to sloganeering inside the House. Finding the Council not in order, Ahmed adjourned the House.
Three alleged poachers were killed in an exchange of fire with forest personnel in the Datti forest area under the Shagya range here on Saturday, prompting Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to order a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
The incident occurred in the dense forest area falling under the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary when forest personnel, acting on information about hunting, encountered four men, Minister Ramalinga Reddy had said.
Two of them died on the spot. One person was injured and was taken to hospital, where he reportedly died. One person allegedly fled the spot, the minister said.
