Difficult to heed everyone: Siddaramaiah on appointments to boards and corporations
Bengaluru, Jan 23: Amid discontent brewing within a section of the ruling Congress in Karnataka regarding the political appointments in boards and corporations, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said it is difficult to heed to everyone's suggestion.
Ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha election, the Congress commenced the exercise to fill the posts of chairpersons to the boards and corporations.
It has recommended some MLAs and the senior leaders to occupy these plum posts.
However, due to some disagreement, the party has not yet finalised the names.
"We have recommended the names for appointment in various boards and corporations (to the party high command). We have no role to play now," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
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According to him, the recommended names of the MLAs have been cleared.
"But with regard to appointing party workers in these boards and corporation, myself, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala had a detailed discussion and later the list was given to Surjewala for the party high command's approval.
That list has to come with Congress general secretary K C Venugopal's signature," Siddaramaiah said.
On Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara's statement that he was not consulted before appointing the boards and corporation chairman, the Chief Minister said, "It is difficult to heed to everyone's suggestion. I have spoken to him."
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
