Shivakumar Rejects Congress Disaster Buzz, Says ‘Anybody Questioning My Dedication Is In Phantasm’ – News18
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Shivakumar was reacting to hypothesis about his latest assembly with celebration central leaders in Delhi, and talks about in political circles, particularly within the ruling celebration, in regards to the chief minister change, later this yr.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar (Picture: PTI)
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar on Sunday stated he was a loyal Congress employee and anybody questioning his dedication to the celebration and the Gandhi household is in phantasm.
He additionally asserted that the celebration will come again to energy within the 2028 Meeting polls.
Shivakumar was reacting to hypothesis about his latest assembly with celebration central leaders in Delhi, and talks about in political circles, particularly within the ruling celebration, in regards to the chief minister change, later this yr, below a “rotational chief minister” or “power-sharing” components.
“I’ve not put any situation on anybody and there’s no have to put any situation. I’m a Karyakarta, I work in keeping with what the celebration tells me. Placing circumstances or blackmailing just isn’t in my blood. I’m a loyal Congress employee,” Shivakumar stated, in response to a query on hypothesis about his go to to Delhi and that he had apparently put some circumstances on celebration leaders.
Chatting with reporters right here, he stated, “If anybody, allow them to be from any celebration, questions my dedication to the Congress celebration and the Gandhi household, it’s their phantasm.” Requested whether or not hypothesis in regards to the 2.5 years energy sharing components was false, Shivakumar merely stated, “I can solely say in 2028. The Congress celebration will come again to energy.” Shivakumar, who can also be the state Congress chief, is a powerful chief ministerial aspirant and has made no secret of his ambition to turn out to be the CM.
There was stiff competitors between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the chief minister’s publish after the declaration of Meeting election ends in Could 2023, and the Congress had managed to persuade the latter and made him the Deputy Chief Minister.
There have been some reviews on the time {that a} compromise had been reached based mostly on a “rotational chief minister components,” in keeping with which Shivakumar will turn out to be CM after two-and-half years, however they haven’t been formally confirmed by the celebration.
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