Bengaluru, Jan. 2 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has refuted the allegations levelled by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the violent clash in Ballari was a "pre-planned conspiracy", urging people to wait for the inquiry report on the matter.

Shivkumar told reporters here, "We have suspended the SP. Let the inquiry come out. This was not preplanned."

This comes in response to allegations by Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka that the clash was a "pre-planned conspiracy".

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the suspension of Superintendent of Police (SP) Ballari following a violent clash that killed Congress workers Rajashekhar, saying SP Pavan Nejjur has been suspended for his a...