If asked, will resign in 60 seconds: Karnataka Minister KJ George

After a stormy session in the Karnataka assembly over MK Ganapathy's suicide, a campaign by the media for 'justice' and a statewide protest demanding the sacking Minister KJ George, he said he would resign only if the CM requires it

He was speaking to the media during the session break; he stated: "If Siddaramaiah asks me to step down, I will not think twice and resign in a minute."

George also pleaded innocence and claimed that there was no evidence against him. He alleged that forces opposed to him were using Ganapathy's suicide to topple him.

To the question for harassment against Ganapathy, as claimed by the officer, the minister said this is far from the truth. 

The officer had once come to me when I was the home minister to revoke his suspension in the Rajgopalnagar station case where the officer was accused of taking a bribe. I refused to do so. After that I was never in contact with the officer, said George. 

He further stated that he never pressurised any police officer during his sting as Home Minister. "It is true that I was at Mangaluru after the church attack incident in 2014, but never interfered with the police investigation," he said.

Ganapathy was serving as police inspector at Kadri police station in Mangaluru when the attack against churches had taken place.

• KJ George
• MK Ganapathy
• resignation
• Karnataka government