Debate on CM change ended after Siddaramaiah said he will complete term: Dr G Parameshwara
Mysuru, July 11: Putting an end to the ongoing speculation over leadership change in Karnataka, Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara clarified that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will continue in office for the full five-year term.
Speaking to the media after visiting Chamundi Hills in Mysuru on Friday, Dr Parameshwara said, “The Chief Minister himself has made it clear, both earlier at Bhoganandeeshwara Temple near Nandi Hills and again yesterday in Delhi, that he will serve as the CM for the entire five years and provide good governance. With this, the matter regarding a change in leadership is closed.”
When asked whether there was any agreement regarding a leadership change midway through the term, he said, “We are not aware of any such agreement. In our party, the high command takes all major decisions. Any final call will be made only by the high command.”
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
