Krishna Byre Gowda named member of AICC Election Authority
Siddu, Moily dropped from CWC; Patil, Dinesh get new responsibilities
New Delhi: In a major reshuffle of the Congress party on Friday, Senior leader H K Patil and former Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao were among a few from Karnataka to get important responsibilities, while former Chief Ministers M Veerappa Moily and Siddaramaiah were dropped from Congress Working Committee (CWC).
As the party undertook reshuffle, former Minister Krishna Byre Gowda was named as member of the Central Election Authority. H K Patil has been appointed as party in-charge of Maharashtra while Dinesh Gundu Rao made as incharge of Tamil Nadu, Goa and Puducherry.
Senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who has been dropped from the post of AICC General Seceretary, will continue as member the Congress Working Committee, the party's highest decision-making body.
However, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was earlier Congress Working Committee member, was dropped in the reshuffle. Another leader from Karnataka Former Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily, who was among the 23 leaders who wrote letter to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi for urgent reshuffle of the organisation, was dropped from the CWC.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
