Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Jul 15: It has been reported that Congress national president, Sonia Gandhi, has conveyed her decision vesting discretionary power with Karnataka chief minister (CM), Siddaramaiah, on the issue of dropping of minister, K J George, relating to the suicide of deputy superintendent of police, M K Ganapati.

George, it is said, is also close to party's national leadership. The high command has been keeping watch over the developments relating to the issue and collecting information on a daily basis, it is gathered.

The issue is becoming complicated, as the opposition has been demanding for dropping of George, while the CM is hell bent on protecting him.

Meanwhile reacting to reports that he was scheduled to go to New Delhi to personally explain things at the behest of party's high command, George dismissed the reports as media creation. He insisted that his Delhi trip is not on the anvil.

At the same time, it is said that the state leaders got the opinion from national vice president of the party, Rahul Gandhi, that subject to the situation, demand for CBI investigation can be accepted, but there is no necessity for the resignation of George, in spite of amount of pressure being exerted. This communiqué was reportedly conveyed through state Congress in-charge, Digvijay Singh.