Shivakumar displeased at three deputy CMs demand by Rajanna

Bengaluru:

The authorities lawman main curate DK Shivakumar has expressed his displeasure implicit the request made by Karnataka practice curate KN Rajanna from the Siddaramaiah camp. (PTI)

The authorities lawman main curate DK Shivakumar has expressed his displeasure implicit the request made by Karnataka practice curate KN Rajanna from the Siddaramaiah campy to name 3 lawman main ministers successful Karnataka. This has kicked disconnected a contention wrong the ruling enactment .

The authorities wellness curate Dinesh Gundu Rao entered the fray by praising Siddaramaiah’s show and suggesting that helium should proceed arsenic main curate for the adjacent 5 years, intensifying the controversy.

Roa said the Siddaramaiah is doing a bully occupation and the determination connected him continuing arsenic main curate for the adjacent 5 years.

On Monday, DK Shivakumar, hinting displeasure, said that he’s pleased that an MLA has projected having 3 lawman main ministers.

Rajanna connected September 16 suggested that the Congress precocious bid see appointing lawman main ministers from 3 chiseled communities: Veerashaiva-Lingayat, SC/ST, and number communities.

“Everyone should beryllium happy. I was appointed (as the lawman main minister) by the main curate connected the proposal of the governor. So, the main curate should reply these questions,” said Shivakumar.

When questioned astir wherefore specified controversies are arising conscionable earlier the Lok Sabha elections, Shivakumar deflected the queries, insisting that they should beryllium directed astatine the main minister. “I don’t cognize wherefore specified proposals are coming up. You should inquire the main minister. Whoever (Rajanna) saying immoderate (demand for 3 DyCM) should beryllium asked this,” adding that successful the past fewer days, helium has been engaged with strengthening the party, peculiarly successful Telangana.

Party insiders person speculated that Rajanna’s arguable connection was successful effect to DK Shivakumar and his supporters remaining soundless erstwhile elder person BK Shivakumar made derogatory comments astir main curate Siddaramaiah connected September 9. BK Shivakumar had insinuated that Siddaramaiah, who wears a Hublot ticker and a dhoti, cannot genuinely assertion to beryllium a socialist leader.

When asked if Rajanna’s statement, coming from idiosyncratic adjacent to Siddaramaiah, is simply a effect to the “Shivakumar faction” staying quiescent during BK Hariprasad’s provocative statements against Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar denied the beingness of immoderate factions wrong the Congress party. “You person mislaid your mind. There are nary factions successful the party. In my full career, I person not supported immoderate factions either. I could person created alleged factions successful my vocation but I lone judge successful the Congress faction,” said Shivakumar.

In effect to media inquiries astir practice curate Rajanna’s program to constitute to the party’s High Command advocating for 3 lawman main ministers, main curate Siddaramaiah asserted that the precocious bid had already determined that 1 lawman main curate would suffice.

Regarding Rajanna’s proposition to name 3 much lawman CMs from antithetic communities, Siddaramaiah connected September 17 indicated that the precocious bid would marque the last decision. “Ultimately, the precocious bid volition instrumentality a determination connected it. He (Rajanna) has expressed lone his opinion. The precocious bid has already appointed 1 lawman CM saying 1 is enough. If Rajanna wants to sermon it with the precocious command, fto him bash it,” helium said.

Meanwhile, Karnataka wellness curate Dinesh Gundu Rao weighed in, saying that the Congress precocious bid would determine whether Siddaramaiah should service arsenic main curate for the afloat five-year term. Rao commended Siddaramaiah’s performance. “Congress precocious bid volition determine whether CM Siddaramaiah volition beryllium CM for 5 years oregon not. He is doing bully things, and we are each with CM Siddaramaiah,” helium said.

Siddaramaiah was chosen arsenic main curate aft a powerfulness conflict with Karnataka Congress main DK Shivakumar, pursuing galore meetings convened by the party’s precocious command. In May of this year, Karnataka Minister MB Patil had stated that Siddaramaiah would implicit a afloat five-year word arsenic main minister, dismissing immoderate proposals for power-sharing.