JD(S) guns for Shivakumar

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">bangalore: the last rites of jd(s) worker raju, who was killed on the kanakapura poll-eve in a clash, were conducted on friday in the presence of former prime minister h.d. deve gowda at hanakadbur village in sathanur. gowda was accompanied by dal leaders siddaramiah and p.g.r. sindhia. ``we propose to write to chief minister s.m.krishna seeking cooperation minister d.k. shivakumar''s dismissal for the death,'''' sindhia said. `liquor cost him his life'': shivakumar said the jd(s) worker wasn''t murdered but had taken too much of liquor. the jd(s) had lodged a fake complaint against the congress on the murder. ``i am prepared to face any inquiry, including a cbi probe. i will abide by the inquiry''s report,'''' the minister maintained. his party had complained against the jd(s) for allegedly beating up congress workers in channapatna, shivakumar said and threatened legal action if workers are not arrested. accusing gowda of indulging in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">goondaism</span>, the minister said his signature was forged in the letter in which he had allegedly sought votes from government employees. ``let the election commission ask me, i will reply to that allegation,'''' he said. <>proxy voters'' row: kpcc it cell chief p.s. niranjan rao took exception to the police rounding up people staying in a choultry and stripping them to pose for photographs. they were accused of having come to bangalore to indulge in proxy voting. ``the national human rights commission should take up the issue since the persons arrested could be accused of indulging in proxy voting, only if they had come to the polling booths and done so,'''' rao maintained. </div> </div>