Dy CM Shivakumar presses for CM change; Urges AICC to honour power-sharing deal: Report
Bengaluru: In a significant political development, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has reportedly urged the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to honour the internal power sharing agreement by facilitating a leadership change in the state government.
Shivakumar and Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara recently met AICC General Secretaries K.C. Venugopal (Organisation) and Randeep Singh Surjewala (Karnataka in-charge), The New Indian Express quoted its sources as saying.
Highly placed sources quoted by the newspaper said Shivakumar pressed for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down after completing his two-and-a-half-year tenure in October 2025, noting that the power sharing agreement should be honoured.
A senior Congress leader mentioned that there is talk within the party that a decision on leadership change could be taken by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. “That is why the two general secretaries did not meet Siddaramaiah. They restricted themselves to addressing issues impacting the party and government,” he added.
Meanwhile, Venugopal and Surjewala also met the aspirants for MLC elections, with four seats lying vacant for over seven months. However, a senior Congress functionary indicated that the announcement may be delayed further due to internal opposition to three proposed nominees who are not party members.
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Kasaragod: Government Medical College gets first MBBS student from Rajasthan
Kasaragod: The Government Medical College, which recently secured the National Medical Commission’s approval, admitted its first MBBS student on Monday, with Gurwinder Singh from Alwar in Rajasthan becoming the first of the 50 students in the inaugural batch of the College.
Singh received a warm welcome into the College with sweets by Principal-in-Charge Dr. KK Santosh Kumar and Medical Superintendent Dr Praveen. The admission procedure was formally completed with the recording of his attendance, reports On Manorama.
The College has seven seats reserved for candidates from the All-India rank list, and Singh qualified for a seat in the College under the All-India Medical Entrance quota.
Unlike the other government medical colleges in the state, where classes started this week after the admission of students during the first round of counseling, the Kasaragod Medical College had to wait for approval from the National Medical Commission. The College received the approval and began enrolling students after conclusion of counseling.
The classes will begin on September 30, after completion of Phase 2 of allotment. The first batch students are currently provided temporary hostel facilities at Cherkkala.
While the second student under the All-India rank list is expected to join the College today, the authorities have said they cannot guarantee how long the new students will remain, adding that some students may opt to move to other colleges if they are allotted seats there.
