New Delhi: As Congress deliberates on who needs to be the chief minister of Karnataka, social gathering state president DK Shivakumar, one of many frontrunners for the submit within the southern State on Tuesday stated that he would file a defamation case towards the media channels that are making false claims over his resignation.
“If any channel is reporting that I’m resigning from the submit, I’ll file a defamation case towards them…A few of them are reporting that I’ll resign…My mom is my social gathering, I constructed this social gathering. My excessive command, my MLAs, my social gathering are there,” Karnataka Congress President instructed the reporters.
Different claimants are additionally rising as supporters of G Parameshwara staged protest and stated he was able to take up the accountability if the social gathering excessive command requested him to run the federal government.
“If the excessive command needs, I’m able to take up the accountability,” the previous Deputy Chief Minister instructed reporters whereas demanding {that a} Dalit ought to develop into CM.
Shivakumar on Tuesday arrived on the workplace of his brother and Congress chief DK Suresh.
Regardless of Congress’ clear mandate within the Karnataka meeting polls, suspense over the chief minister continues as senior leaders DK Shivakumar, who’s the Karnataka Congress’ president, and Siddaramaiah, former chief minister and chief of the opposition are within the race.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi right this moment met social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge who is about to make his choice after going by the Congress central observers’ report, which was submitted yesterday.
Nonetheless, Shivakumar who had earlier cancelled his go to to the nationwide capital on Monday night citing well being points, arrived in Delhi right this moment.
The Congress gained 135 seats within the lately held election to the 224-member Karnataka meeting.
Earlier within the day, Shivakumar, in an unique interview with ANI made it clear that he wouldn’t resort to “backstabbing or blackmail” whatever the social gathering’s choice.
“If the social gathering needs they can provide me the accountability……. Ours is a united home, our quantity is 135. I don’t wish to divide anybody right here. Whether or not they like me or not, I’m a accountable man. I cannot backstab and I cannot blackmail,” he stated.
“The Get together is my god…We’ve constructed this social gathering, I’m part of it and I’m not alone on this,” he stated earlier than his departure from Bengaluru.
“We’ve constructed this social gathering (Congress), we’ve constructed this home. I’m part of it…A mom will give every little thing to her little one,” he stated.
Requested about his expectations because the state social gathering president, Shivakumar stated,” I don’t wish to touch upon what has occurred earlier. The way it occurred. That could be a closed chapter we fashioned the federal government we misplaced the federal government, we misplaced a coalition authorities. Who’s accountable for the victory and loss there isn’t any use of speaking about it now. Allow us to not promote this story… allow us to promote the longer term.” (ANI)
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