Bhopal: Dalit IAS officer Shashi Karnawat, who is under suspension in a graft case, today dropped her plan to end her life by taking 'jal samadhi' (drowning) in river Narmada in Khandwa district on February 2.

Speaking on behalf of Karnawat, another Dalit IAS officer Ramesh Thete said state Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya was in continuous touch with him after Karnawat sat on 'maun vrat' (observe silence) from January 29 and had decided to take 'jal samadhi', pressing for her demand of reinstating her and higher wages during the suspension period.