Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar convened a gathering on Thursday, a day after six of its leaders threatened to resign over fielding meals and civil provides minister KH Muniyappa’s son-in-law Chikka Peddanna from the Kolar Lok Sabha constituency.
The six legislators who’ve threatened to resign embrace training minister MC Sudhakar supplied their resignation throughout a gathering with nationwide Congress president Mallikarjuna Kharge.
The CM held the assembly with deputy chief minister Shivakumar, ministers Byrathi Suresh and M C Sudhakar and Legislators Nanjegowda, Anil Kumar and Pradeep Eshwar have been additionally current. “We’ll take a call after holding a dialogue with the leaders within the district,” he stated.
In keeping with individuals acquainted with the matter, there’s a dissent amongst some senior leaders on meals and civil provides minister KH Muniyappa’s member of the family being supplied the ticket for Kolar constituency.
The opposing leaders are training minister MC Sudhakar, Kolar MLA Kothur Manjunath, Malur MLA KY Nanje Gowda, Bangarpet MLA SN Narayanaswamy, and Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) Naseer Ahmed and Anil Kumar.
The competition comes after minister Muniyappa’s son-in-law, KG Chikka Peddanna, was touted because the candidate for Kolar. The occasion has not but declared its candidate from the Kolar seat.
Throughout the AICC assembly, former Rajya Sabha member L Hanumanthaiah emerged as a possible compromise candidate. The battle for dominance in Kolar between Muniyappa and Anil Kumar has intensified the wrestle.
Muniyappa stated that his son-in-law, being a Dalit “Left,” is the rightful contender. Nonetheless, the opposing faction insists on a Dalit “Proper” candidate, citing the numerous illustration of this demographic within the constituency.
Whereas the Dalit “Left” denotes the extra marginalised members of the neighborhood, the Dalit “Proper” signifies those that are extra educated and economically affluent.
Following a gathering with Kharge in Bengaluru, Sudhakar stated, “There’s a normal feeling within the constituency that the SC neighborhood will not be being represented. We wish a candidate from aside from the Muniyappa household.”
In response, Muniyappa stated, “I’m certain by the choice of the Excessive Command.”
KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) chief and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought to downplay the discord and referred to as for a collective effort in the direction of securing victory in Kolar.
Talking from his residence in Bengaluru, he assured that the difficulty could be mentioned in a gathering with chief minister Siddaramaiah. “The problem will likely be mentioned in a gathering with chief minister Siddaramaiah. Nobody will resign from the occasion over this,” he stated.
In the meantime, deputy CM DK Shivakumar stated that there was no room for particular person curiosity within the occasion, including that every one the occasion leaders would work in the direction of victory in Kolar.