Bangalore, May 19: Against the backdrop of the death of 35 people by consuming poisonous liquor, Congress and JD(S) today blamed each other for yesterday's hooch tragedy.

While Congress alleged the ban on arrack by the erstwhile JD(S)-BJP coalition was responsible for it while JD(S) demanded a CBI probe into the deaths.

"I am charging (B S) Yeddyurappa (BJP leader), BJP, JD(S).....You are directly responsible for this", Janardhana Poojary told reporters here.

Thirty five people lost their lives in Bangalore and Kolar yesterday after drinking hooch.

Poojary said the arrack ban has harmed poor sections of society which are now going for 'brandy' and 'whisky', spending more money.

"Why did they ban only arrack? Why not other liquor?", Poojary said and added the ban has only benefitted the liquor trade whose profits have increased multifold.

"People are talking about the BJP-JDS government getting Rs 1,000 crore from the liquor lobby (for ban on arrack)", he alleged.

Former Karnataka minister and JD(S) leader H D Revanna urged Governor Rameshwar Thakur to seek a CBI probe into the hooch tragedy.

Speaking to reporters separately, he demanded the Commissioner for Excise Department, Joint Commissioner of Excise Intelligence Bureau and the official in charge of the department in Bangalore be arrested and cases booked against them for "dereliction" of duty.

He also alleged sale of 'seconds' (duty evaded liquor) was rampant in Karnataka.