Administration suffering due to confusion in BJP on cabinet expansion, CM change: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday alleged that the administration in Karnataka was suffering due to confusion within the ruling BJP on cabinet expansion and change of Chief Minister.
The senior Congress leader also said that the BJP, which accused the opposition of high command culture, was now following the same course.
"Administration in Karnataka is suffering due to confusion within Karnataka BJP. Cabinet expansion or Change of CM - it should be internal affairs of their party.
But, this is affecting the governance and this should stop," Siddaramaiah tweeted.
"BJP was targeting opposition with jibes like high command culture, family politics, etc. The same BJP is now doing the same thing and also ignoring the administration," he added.
There have been many delays in the expansion or reshuffle of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's cabinet after he expressed his intentions to carry out the exercise, with the BJP high command yet to give its stamp of approval.
The CM however on Friday said expansion or reshuffle will be finalized within three days and a programme will be planned thereafter for the swearing-in of new Ministers.
There has also been intense speculation in some quarters that the BJP high command is mulling leadership change in Karnataka in the days to come considering Yediyurappa's age (77 years).
Though the state BJP has rejected such speculation outright, it refuses to die down, with some within the party like senior MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal giving credence to it with their statements.
Siddaramaiah has repeatedly claimed that the ruling BJP will change its Chief Minister.
Basing his claims on information from sources in Delhi, the former Chief Minister had earlier said that talks have been going on for long within the BJP to replace Yediyurappa.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
