{"id":14060,"date":"2020-12-29T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T08:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2020-12-29T14:07:48","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T08:37:48","slug":"karnataka-legislative-council-deputy-speaker-commits-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/karnataka-legislative-council-deputy-speaker-commits-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka: Legislative Council Deputy Speaker commits suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Council SL Dharmegowda was found dead on the rail tracks in Chikkamagaluru district\u2019s Kadur. According to police, a suicide note was found at the site and preliminary investigation suggests it as a case of suicide. His body was found by police at 2 AM on Tuesday morning. It is being speculated that Dharmegowda might\u2019ve resorted to the extreme step as he might\u2019ve felt remorseful over being heckled in the Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Viral footage of the December 15th proceedings from the Karnataka Vidhan Parishad shows several Congress legislators heckling and manhandling the 64-yr old Deputy Speaker and Janata Dal (Secular) leader, by pulling him from his seat. It is being alleged that this insult by Congress leaders might\u2019ve driven the JD(S) leader to take the extreme step. Dharmegowda had left his residence alone on Monday night without informing his gunmen or security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is shocking to learn the news of Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Council and JDS leader SL Dharmegowda&#8217;s suicide. He was a calm and decent man. This is a loss of the state (sic),\u201d HD Deve Gowda, the former PM and JD(S) leader said. Even, BS Yediyurappa the Chief Minister of Karnataka condoled the demise of Dharmegowda saying that the latter was an upright politician who had been like a brother to him and that his death comes as a shock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Council SL Dharmegowda was found dead on the rail tracks in Chikkamagaluru district\u2019s Kadur. According to police, a suicide note was found at the site and preliminary investigation suggests it as a case of suicide. His body was found by police at 2 AM on Tuesday morning. 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