‘Delayed, not denied’: DK Shivakumar reflects on long wait as Karnataka’s next CM
As Congress prepares a new government in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar credits years of dedication and party trust for his elevation while cabinet talks continue in Delhi.
As Congress prepares a new government in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar credits years of dedication and party trust for his elevation while cabinet talks continue in Delhi.
With Karnataka set for a leadership transition on June 3, Chief Minister-designate D K Shivakumar and caretaker Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spent Monday in New Delhi engaged in crucial consultations with the Congress high command as the party moved to finalize the contours of a new government that could reshape the political balance within the state unit.
The Governor approved DK's claim and invited him to form the government.
As Karnataka prepares for a leadership transition, D.K. Shivakumar credited Siddaramaiah's decades of public service and said his guidance would continue to shape the state's future.
Top Congress leaders held a fresh round of consultations in Delhi as the party worked on cabinet formation, legislative appointments and the transition to a new Karnataka government.
Congress leaders have flatly rejected these allegations, stating that the entire investigation is being handled by central agencies, the airport is under the control of airports authority.
On a day he presented his 16th budget, Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah received good news as Karnataka High Court dismissed Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to his wife and another minister in the alleged MUDA scam.
Even as the three-language formula has heated up Tamil Nadu police and reached the Supreme Court, the Kannada Development Authority on Thursday petitioned Karnataka Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah to adopt the two-language policy in the state.
The Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka too has begun to face allegations of “commissions” for clearing pending bills of contractors. Earlier, former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai had faced similar charges of 40 per cent commission.
Delimitation is a ticking political time bomb that will render South India less relevant to the country’s power politics whenever it explodes as the region stands to lose a significant number of the Lok Sabha seats if the delimitation exercise is done on the basis of fresh census.
