A day after Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain fuelled speculations a couple of change of guard in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D Okay Shivakumar introduced a united entrance in Mysuru Monday, ruling out a “revolution” within the authorities within the subsequent two months.
“This authorities will likely be safe as a bande (boulder) for 5 years,” the chief minister instructed reporters, earlier than elevating Shivakumar’s hand in entrance of TV cameras. Bande, by the way, is a moniker for Shivakumar, who’s known as ‘Kanakapurada Bande’ – Kanakapura being the constituency he represents.
The gesture got here amid renewed speculations of Shivakumar changing him within the prime put up. Responding to questions on this regard, Siddaramaiah mentioned, “BJP leaders are specialists in telling lies. He and I are on good phrases.”
The 2 leaders had been in Mysuru to supply “Bagina” to the Krishnarajasagar (KRS) reservoir, positioned close to Srirangapatna in Mandya district. The Bagina ritual entails providing a saree, flowers, fruits, bangles, turmeric-vermilion (arishina-kumkuma), and rice positioned on a bamboo tray.
As per a purported ‘seat-sharing’ system, beneath which Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had been to carry energy for 2 and a half years every, the previous is meant to step down this 12 months. There has, nevertheless, by no means been any official affirmation on this.
On Sunday, MLA Hussain had triggered speculations together with his response to claims made by Cooperation Minister Okay N Rajanna final week {that a} “revolution” would happen in Karnataka politics after September. Although Rajanna clarified later that he was referring to adjustments in all events after September, Hussain mentioned that it was in reference to the management transition within the Karnataka Congress authorities.
“I’m assured that the (Congress) excessive command will take the best determination on the proper time and provides him (Shivakumar) a possibility…. The ‘revolution’ they’re speaking about is identical factor. All the things will likely be determined in two to a few months,” he mentioned.
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Chatting with reporters in Mangaluru on Monday, Well being and Household Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao objected to Rajanna’s remark and the following remarks by Hussain. “The usage of phrases equivalent to ‘revolution’ just isn’t proper. In the identical manner, such statements (by the MLA) solely trigger pointless confusion. That is neither good for our authorities, nor the social gathering,” he mentioned.