Chikkamagaluru:
Searching for to downplay the facility tussle throughout the Congress, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar on Saturday stated the folks of the state have blessed the ruling get together for 5 years and that he and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will proceed functioning as per the instructions of the excessive command.
With supporters hailing him because the ‘subsequent Chief Minister’ on his arrival right here, Shivakumar, who can be the state Congress President, stated he doesn’t want anybody’s assist and can abide by what the get together tells him.
“Nobody ought to fear; there isn’t any want for any political flip. Folks have blessed us and given us a chance, and we are going to proceed for 5 years. All of the talks happening are with none worth. The Chief Minister and I’ll proceed functioning as per the instructions of the get together,” Shivakumar advised reporters in response to a query.
Requested about staff or supporters demanding that he needs to be the following CM, Shivakumar stated, “I do not need anybody to demand something from me; I do not need anybody’s assist. I don’t want any legislator’s backing. That is between me and the Congress get together. Regardless of the Congress get together says, I’ll operate accordingly. I do not need staff or legislators to shout for me or stand in my assist. I’ll do my responsibility.”
“I consider within the saying: ‘Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana’-make your efforts, and depart the outcomes to God,” he added His feedback got here a day after his cupboard colleague Ok N Rajanna, who’s near Siddaramaiah, urged that Shivakumar ought to goal to develop into Chief Minister by efficiently main the get together within the subsequent elections, slightly than aspiring for the highest put up through the remaining two and a half years of the incumbent authorities.
Following Siddaramaiah’s current dinner with choose Dalit and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Cupboard colleagues, hypothesis a few attainable change of management in Karnataka has created a buzz throughout the Congress. There are rumours of a “rotational chief minister” or “power-sharing” formulation being applied after March.
After the Meeting election ends in Might 2023, there was intense competitors between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the Chief Minister’s put up. The Congress ultimately satisfied Shivakumar to take the function of Deputy Chief Minister. On the time, studies urged {that a} compromise had been reached underneath a “rotational chief minister formulation,” which might make Shivakumar the Chief Minister after two and a half years. Nonetheless, the get together has not formally confirmed this association.
Shivakumar, a Vokkaliga, has been open about his ambition to develop into Chief Minister.
A gathering of Congress leaders, ministers, and lawmakers from SC/ST communities, scheduled for Wednesday night underneath the management of Residence Minister G Parameshwara and supported by Ok N Rajanna, was postponed following directions from AICC Normal Secretary answerable for Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala.
Sources point out that the postponement got here after Shivakumar, a robust contender for the CM put up, met AICC Normal Secretary (Organisation) Ok C Venugopal in New Delhi on Monday evening to debate get together developments.
A piece throughout the Congress believes that the deliberate SC/ST conference and Parameshwara’s assembly might revive the demand for a Dalit or AHINDA (a Kannada acronym for minorities, backward courses, and Dalits) chief to develop into the following Chief Minister. This demand might complicate Shivakumar’s prospects if Siddaramaiah steps down after the state finances, as speculated.
Addressing criticism from the media and opposition leaders over his current temple visits being labelled a “temple run,” Shivakumar stated, “I do puja every single day. I consider in dharma. For my wellness and the wellness of the state, society, and the individuals who consider in me, I pray. It’s each’s private perception.”
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