Chikmagalur: In an unforeseen development in Karnataka, senior leader of Janata Dal (Secular) and Deputy Chairman of Legislative Council SL Dharme Gowda committed suicide on Monday night.
According to police sources, Mr. Gowda had left for home from his private car from the farmhouse in Sakharyapatna last evening. On the way, he told his driver that he was going to talk to someone and asked him to stop a bit. Not reaching home, family members and staff started looking for him. Late night his body was found lying near the railway track. A suicide note has also been recovered on the spot.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa expressed shock over the incident, terming it “unfortunate”. He lauded the MLC for efficiently conducting the legislative council as its deputy chairman.
JD(S) patriarch and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, in a tweet, expressed shock over Dharme Gowda’s death and remembered him as a gentleman politician.
His death is a loss to the state, Deve Gowda added.
JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said Dharme Gowda was like a brother to him. “His death has caused a shock to me. He was an upright politician,” Kumaraswamy said in a tweet.
