Karnataka Congress chief D Okay Shivakumar on Thursday mocked demand from some ministers to create three extra posts of Deputy Chief Minister, saying they are going to get no “resolution” by discussing it earlier than the media.
A number of the ministers have been pitching for leaders from Veerashaiva-Lingayat, SC/ST and minority communities to be given the publish of Deputy Chief Minister.
At the moment, Shivakumar, a member of the Vokkaliga group, is the one Deputy Chief Minister within the Siddaramaiah-led authorities.
“Let these chatting with papers (newspaper or media) go and converse to excessive command, get an answer and are available. Allow them to go and get no matter resolution they need. There isn’t any want to debate earlier than the media. I may even not talk about something earlier than the media,” Shivakumar mentioned, making no secret of his displeasure.
“Let anybody go and get no matter resolution they need, who will say don’t? Neither newspapers nor TV channels will give an answer for this, you (media) solely give publicity, that’s all,” he advised reporters right here.
To a query concerning demand from some quarters within the celebration about the necessity to change the KPCC (state Congress) President — the publish he at the moment holds, Shivakumar mentioned, “Very completely satisfied, they need to not waste time, they need to go and discover a resolution for it….allow them to go and discover resolution from wherever they need, we don’t have any objection.”
Based on sources, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has apparently urged ministers to not concern statements searching for further Deputy Chief Minister posts in public.
Siddaramaiah is claimed to have spoken to Minister Okay N Rajanna, who’s within the forefront with such a requirement, over the cellphone and cautioned him in opposition to making any extra public statements on the difficulty. He opined that public statements on this could negatively affect the federal government and the celebration.
A piece inside the Congress is of the opinion that the assertion by the Ministers searching for three extra Deputy CMs, was a part of a plan by Siddaramaiah’s camp to maintain Shivakumar in test, amid talks he may search the CM publish after two-and-half years of this authorities’s tenure, and to counter his affect each within the authorities and celebration.
Co-operation Minister Rajanna, Housing Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi and a few others — all thought of to be near Siddaramaiah — earlier this week as soon as once more raised the pitch for 3 extra Deputy CMs.
The Congress had determined that Shivakumar will probably be “the one” Deputy Chief Minister amid stiff competitors between him and Siddaramaiah for the Chief Minister’s publish after the Meeting election leads to Could final 12 months, in accordance with celebration sources.
It was additionally mentioned to be a “dedication” made by the Congress management to Shivakumar whereas convincing him to surrender his declare for the CM publish and to take up the function of Deputy Chief Minister, the sources mentioned.
Rajanna, reacting to Shivakumar’s assertion, mentioned: “We’ll converse with excessive command concerning our demand (for 3 extra DCMs), additionally elsewhere, what’s unsuitable in it? There’s nothing that we’ve to comply with what D Okay Shivakumar says. We’ve got our personal thoughts. I’m a regulation graduate. I’ll work or converse, in accordance with my thoughts.” “Let him (Shivakumar) say that we’re doing it (demaninding three extra DCMs) for publicity, I’ve no points….I’ve shared my emotions with you (media) whenever you requested me. Let him take nevertheless he needs — proper or unsuitable, I’ve no objections,” he mentioned, including that the CM publish is just not vacant now to refill, whereas DCM posts are vacant so there’s a demand for them to be crammed up. “Finally it’s left for top command to resolve.”
In the meantime, leaders in Shivakumar’s camp too appear to have began popping out brazenly in help of their chief.
Channagiri Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Wednesday urged the celebration to make Shivakumar the Chief Minister.
Rajanna, additionally hinting about the necessity to change state celebration President, had mentioned the celebration after Meeting polls had introduced three issues — Siddaramaiah will probably be Chief Minister, Shivakumar will probably be lone DCM, and that he (Shivakumar) will proceed as celebration President until the Parliament election. “I’ll remind the celebration concerning the third level.”