India, March 26 -- A political row erupted on Wednesday after state Congress chief and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring deviated from his party line over the demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of a state warehousing official, prompting a sharp reaction from the rivals Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

Punjab State Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa died by suicide on March 21, accusing former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar of "harassment and coercion".

Warring did not sign a letter written by Congress MPs - Charanjit Singh Channi, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Dharamvira Gandhi and Gurjeet Singh Aujla - to Union home minister Amit Shah seek...