Siddaramaiah will complete full five-year term as CM, says son Yathindra
Mysuru (PTI): Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Saturday said his father and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete his full five-year term in office.
Speaking to reporters, Yathindra dismissed the talk of a "November revolution"— speculation that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar may take over the top post—as "baseless".
'November revolution' is just speculation. There is no such discussion in our party, Yathindra told reporters here.
Asked whether his father would complete his term, he said, "In the present situation, he will complete the five-year term."
Siddaramaiah has consistently maintained that he will serve a full five-year term, even as speculation persists that Shivakumar could succeed him in November.
After the Congress won the Assembly elections in May 2023, there was intense competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the chief minister's post. The party eventually named Siddaramaiah as CM and Shivakumar as his deputy.
At the time, there were reports of a compromise under a "rotational chief minister" formula, according to which Shivakumar would take over after two-and-a-half years. However, the party has never officially confirmed such an arrangement.
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DGCA probe panel on flight disruptions visits IndiGo headquarters
Mumbai (PTI): The four-member panel, set up by Director General of Civil Aviation Faiz Ahmed Kidwai to investigate large-scale operational disruptions at domestic carrier IndiGo earlier this month, visited the airline's headquarters on Monday as part of the ongoing probe, sources said.
During the visit, they said, the panel members checked multiple aspects of the operations that could have resulted in the disruptions.
"The panel members visited IndiGo headquarters on Monday. They remained there throughout the day to take the ongoing probe ahead," a source privy to information told PTI.
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During the visit, said another source, the probe panel checked multiple aspects of operations, including infrastructure that could have resulted in such a large-scale disruption of services.
The four-member panel, comprising Joint DG Sanjay Brahamane, Deputy Director General Amit Gupta, senior Flight Operations Inspector Kapil Manglik, and FOI Lokesh Rampal, has been tasked with identifying the root causes of widespread operational disruptions.
Its mandate includes assessing manpower planning, fluctuating rostering systems, and the airline's preparedness to implement the latest duty period and rest norms for pilots.
