Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who’s within the nationwide capital amid hypothesis of a management change within the state, asserted Thursday that there was “no emptiness” for the CM publish and dismissed discuss of him making manner for his deputy D Ok Shivakumar.
“What (Deputy CM) D Ok Shivakumar has mentioned, I’m additionally saying the identical factor. There isn’t any emptiness. I’m very a lot right here earlier than you. I’m the chief minister of Karnataka,” Siddaramaiah informed reporters on Thursday.
Shivakumar, who can also be in Delhi, has publicly denied discuss of a change of guard.
Siddaramaiah mentioned that the Congress nationwide basic secretary accountable for Karnataka, Randeep Singh Surjewala, has categorically dominated out any such transfer.
“Surjewala has clearly mentioned there is no such thing as a change within the management. The management problem will not be within the dialogue. When he mentioned this, why is there hypothesis? There isn’t any dialogue about this inside the get together,” Siddaramaiah mentioned.
On questions on a possible power-sharing association, Siddaramaiah mentioned: “It’s pure to boost such points when the federal government is finishing two-and-a-half years, nevertheless it doesn’t imply such an settlement was there. If such an settlement existed, I might not have mentioned just lately that I would be the CM for 5 years.”
The chief minister mentioned that the get together excessive command’s choice could be closing and binding. “If somebody shares a private opinion, can that be the get together’s choice? (Mallikarjun) Kharge and Rahul Gandhi ought to discuss this,” he mentioned.
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Siddaramaiah mentioned Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had not invited him for any dialogue on the matter, however he was on account of meet Surjewala.
On a cupboard reshuffle, he mentioned: “No dialogue has been completed on the change of management and cupboard reshuffle. No dialogue has taken place. Shivakumar himself mentioned there is no such thing as a emptiness for the CM publish.”
Siddaramaiah arrived in Delhi on Wednesday and Shivakumar landed the following day. Each checked in on the Karnataka Bhavan.
What gave additional grist to the hypothesis mill was Shivakumar’s transfer to occupy the CM suite within the bhavan’s new annexe constructing following his arrival.
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Siddaramaiah moved into the CM suite within the outdated bhavan constructing. He had stayed on the new annexe’s CM suite throughout his earlier go to however had not favored its amenities and complained of its lack of air flow earlier than shifting to the outdated constructing, sources mentioned.
Seeing the annexe suite empty after arriving, Shivakumar moved in after taking the CM’s permission, sources mentioned.
Considerably, each Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar held separate press conferences Wednesday. Each went to satisfy Defence Minister Rajnath Singh within the afternoon collectively, following which Siddaramaiah returned to Karnataka Bhavan and addressed the media. Shivakumar didn’t return to the bhavan with the CM, and as a substitute visited Connaught Place to see a multi-level automotive parking there.