Congress is ready to make dalit CM: Dinesh Gundurao
Bengaluru, December 27: KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao said that as there were many able Dalit leaders in Karnataka who have the capacity to become chief minister, the Congress was committed to make a dalit leader as chief minister in coming days.
Speaking at a programme organized in memory of former minister B Basavalingappa, organized by the SC Cell of the Congress at Gandhi Bhavan in the city on Thursday, he said that Basavalingappa who had toiled the welfare of the dalit community had the capacity to become the chief minister. But then, he did not get the chance. But now, there were leaders like DCM Parameshwar, KH Muniyappa, Mallikarjuna Kharge and others who have the capacity of becoming the chief ministers. So, in coming days, they could get the chance and dalits should become chief ministers in the state, he said.
The Congress has no hesitation to give positions for dalits in the party. If the SC Cell identified the honest and hard working party workers and recommended them, the Congress would appoint them for various other sections in the party. Dalits could get justice only when the Congress party was strengthened. It was a distant dream from other parties, he said.
If the Congress got complete majority, it would be possible to fulfill all demands. Previous Siddaramaiah government had tried to bring in reservation in promotion for dalits act. But it was not implemented completely, for which he was not happy. But it was not possible in a coalition government. So, everyone should join hands to strengthen the party, he said.
The society still has discrimination like upper caste, lower caste. Until and unless, such discrimination was not eliminated from the society, change would not happen. So, the ideologies of Basavalingappa should be a model to others, he said.
KPCC SC Cell president FH Jakkappa, leaders Ashok, MD Jayaram, Kadiram Rathod and others were present.
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
