CM chair ‘stable’, says Shivakumar amid PM Modi’s criticism of Cong in Karnataka
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday categorically refuted PM Narendra Modi’s remark suggesting that the CM’s chair in the state was “wobbling.”
Speaking to reporters at Lingasagur in Raichur district, Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, said, “No chairs are wobbling in Karnataka. All chairs are stable. I don’t know what the PM is referring to.”
He was responding to the PM’s statement alleging a power struggle within the state government.
At the heart of the "power tussle" within the Karnataka Congress is a reported 2023 understanding between Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar.
According to reports, when the Congress high command selected Siddaramaiah as CM, there was an informal understanding that Shivakumar would take over after the government reached its halfway point. However, the party leadership has not publicly confirmed any such arrangement.
Addressing BJP workers in Bengaluru, Modi on Sunday attacked the Congress, accusing it of “failing to provide good governance due to internal power struggles in Karnataka and of betraying the people.”
He charged that Congress has become a “parasite party.”
“For the past three years in Karnataka, instead of resolving people’s problems, most of the government’s time has been spent on addressing internal conflicts,” the PM said, adding that the Congress government has remained gripped by uncertainty over leadership and power-sharing arrangements.
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Hijab decision taken out of fear of Karnataka Muslim convention, alleges Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that the Karnataka government announced its decision on the hijab issue out of fear of the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on May 16 organized by Federation of Karnataka Muslim Organisations.
Addressing a press conference at the JD(S) state office, GP Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said he respects all religions and has expressed his views on the issue on several public platforms in the past.
Questioning the timing of the government’s move, he said the Congress has been in power for three years and had taken no decision on the hijab issue during that period.
He alleged that the decision was taken only because the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ is scheduled to be held at Town Hall in Bengaluru on May 16.
“If the government had the courage, it should have taken this decision immediately after coming to power. Why did it remain silent for three years?” he asked.
Kumaraswamy accused the Congress of making the announcement to appease a particular community.
He further said the matter is still pending before the courts and claimed that an interim order relating to the hijab issue remains in force.
According to him, issuing such an order before the legal proceedings are concluded amounts to disrespect towards the judiciary.
Kumaraswamy also alleged that the Congress brought the issue back into focus after the Davanagere by-election results.
