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Ministry rejig: rift widens in Cong, Parameshwara sulks

DHNS
September 2, 2017

Bengaluru, Sept 2: The rift between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state Congress president G Parameshwara widened on Friday with the former expanding his council of ministers.

Parameshwara and many senior party leaders kept away from Friday’s swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan where three new ministers took oath.

Parameshwara is said to be upset with Siddaramaiah for not taking him into confidence before selecting candidates for the expansion, sources in the party said.

The sources said Parameshwara was in favour of Tiptur MLA K Shadakshari under the Lingayat quota since it would have helped him woo the Lingayat community in his constituency, Koratagere, which is adjacent to Tiptur. Parameshwara is of the opinion that though Shadakshari’s name was shortlisted, Siddaramaiah decided to induct Geetha Mahadeva Prasad (also a Lingayat) and wife of former minister the late H S Mahadeva Prasad to nurture his own political constituency, sources said.

Mahadeva Prasad was a prominent Lingayat leader in the Mysuru-Chamarajnagar belt and had close ties with the influential Suttur Math. There are a considerable number of Lingayat voters in the 15 Assembly constituencies coming under this belt including Siddaramaiah’s Varuna, which he is now grooming for his son Yathindra. Siddaramaiah himself is planning to contest from Chamundeshwari, which also comes under this belt in next year’s Assembly polls.

It was felt that Geetha’s induction into the council of ministers will help Congress electorally at a time when the BJP is trying to make inroads in the Mysuru-Chamarajnagar region. Siddaramaiah, it is said, got sufficient feelers in this regard during his two-day stay in the region earlier this week.

Besides, Parameshwara (who is a Dalit Right) had been supporting the demand for inducting a person belonging to Dalit (Right). Instead, the Chief Minister chose Dalit (Left) wing and inducted R B Timmapur, much to the chagrin of Parameshwara.

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July 30,2020

Mandya, July 30: BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday said Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has done a commendable job in tackling the Covid-19 situation and floods and that the question of changing the leadership does not arise.

Karnataka on Wednesday reported 5,503 new cases of Covid-19 and 92 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 1,12,504 and the death toll to 2,147.

Speaking to reporters here, Kateel said, "Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi has gone to Delhi to discuss the projects sanctioned to state with the central minister. There is no need to read too much into it."

Replying to a query on graft charges against the BSY government by the Congress, Kateel said, "Congress national president, state unit president are out on bail in graft cases . Why did a Congress leader who calls himself a bande (rock) has approached court seeking stay on CBI probe? Before making any allegations against the government, they should think about 'irregularities' in Indira Canteen and housing schemes," he charged.

Instead of instilling confidence and hope among the people in these testing times, the Congress is unnecessarily creating fear with petty politics, he told reporters in Shravanabelagola, Hassan district.

"The Yediyurappa-led BJP government is working day and night to tackle the Covid-19. Similarly, several non-governmental organisations have joined hands with the government in the fight against the virus. But, the Congress is only creating confusion by issuing baseless statements," Kateel said.

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March 18,2020

Karnataka, Mar 18: Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has asked its administrative staff to work from home until further order amid coronavirus outbreak.

KSCA has taken various measures to mitigate the risk of spreading coronavirus. The association had already closed down all section of the sports centre and also given off to all the sports centre staff from March 14.

"Ksca had already closed down all section of the sports centre and also given off to all the sports centre staff w.e.f 14th March 2020. Further to that, now it is decided that most of the KSCA administrative staff will be working from home until further orders," KSCA Treasurer and official spokesperson Vinay Mruthyunjaya said in a statement.

"All the KSCA employees have been advised strictly to be at home and should not travel and be available on phones and mails. However skeleton staff will be deputed at KSCA to make sure ongoing works like grounds maintenance, regular maintenance etc., is not affected," he added.

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January 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Former Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has said the Karnataka Congress has unanimously decided to appeal to the party high command regarding the appointment of KPCC President and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the state.

Speaking to reporters, the Congress leader said, "We have decided to gather the opinion of senior leaders regarding the selection of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and opposition leaders. We will appeal to the high command regarding the same. The party will decide its next course of action."

He made these remarks after a meeting of senior party leaders was held at Parameshwara's residence here on Saturday.

Adding that the Congress leaders discussed the current political scenario in the state, Parameshwara said: "We held a meeting to reiterate that we are not confused and we all are together."

"There has been no personal discussion on who should be the president," he said.

Earlier, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had tendered resignation from their respective posts owning moral responsibility for the party's poor performance in the recent by-polls.

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