Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) Former Congress MP D.K. Suresh said on Saturday that if it is destined, his brother, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, will become the Chief Minister, and if it is not in destiny, nothing can alter that outcome.Responding to media queries at his Bengaluru residence, Suresh said, “If it is written in destiny, my brother will become CM. If it is not written in destiny, no one can make it happen.”When asked whether he had laid…
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Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday appealed to party legislators not to travel to Delhi on his behalf and asserted that there was no question of any show of strength amid ongoing speculation over a leadership tussle in the state unit.His remarks assume significance as some of his loyalists have been urging the party high command to intervene in the matter and reportedly seeking an opportunity for him in the state’s to…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Responding to questions about controversial statements made by ministers and MLAs on leadership, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said it is the Chief Minister’s responsibility to control ministers and legislators. Speaking to reporters near his official residence in Bengaluru, Shivakumar responded to questions about the ongoing political discussions regarding a possible leadership change and the Dalit Chief Minist…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid persistent speculation over a possible leadership change in the Karnataka Congress, party MLA H.D. Ranganath, considered close to Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, on Wednesday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would clarify the issue at an appropriate time and would not go back on his word.Responding in Bengaluru to Shivakumar’s recent statement that Siddaramaiah would address the people of the state on the leadership question at the right time, Ranganath sa…
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) On the day Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah equalled the record of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraja Urs as the longest-serving CM, his supporters and that of Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar made contradictory statements on the leadership issue.While the CM’s supporters said that it was difficult to run the government without Siddaramaiah, a Shivakumar camp MLA said that the CM should groom the next line of leadership and he wa…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Dec 29 (IANS) A staffer on Monday recounted the terrifying moments of a brazen daylight robbery in which an armed gang looted around 7 kg of gold and diamonds worth Rs 10 crore from a jewellery showroom in Hunsur town of Mysuru district. As reported earlier, in a daring daylight robbery, a seven-member gang barged into the Sky Gold and Diamonds showroom, located behind the Hunsur bus stand, at around 2.30 p.m. on Sunday (December 28). Armed with guns, the masked assailants th…