Bangalore, September 4: Despite facing growing dissidence within the party, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday stressed that he had no fears of losing power.
One of his senior cabinet colleagues likened the CM to a "Mangalore fish" saying he will complete his remaining term of 20 months.
"It is the common desire of every politician to remain in power till the end. But that doesn't happen. It's a natural comment. No need to attach any special reasons to it. I have completed one month in power.I would like to do well even in the future," the CM told reporters at the inauguration of civil and mechanical engineering blocks at SJB Institute of Technology in Kengeri.
It was in his speech at the function where he remarked that he would strive to build the state ''as long as he remains in power." This prompted reporters to ask him what he meant by 'as long as he was in power'.
Transport minister R Ashoka, who was present at the function sought to dispel any fears of instability in the one-month-old government. "I know the background of the CM. He is like a Mangalore fish, nobody can catch it. We all support him and he will complete his remaining term of 20 months without any hiccups. There will be good governance and he will make the state free from corruption," Ashoka said.
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