Congress MLC Channaraj Hattiholi dismisses rumours that Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is planning coup in Karnataka

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Channaraj Hattiholi, MLC and a Congress leader in Belagavi territory  of Karnataka

Channaraj Hattiholi, MLC and a Congress leader in Belagavi territory of Karnataka | Photo Credit: BADIGER P.K.

MLC and Congress person Channaraj Hattiholi has dismissed rumours and claims by immoderate absorption leaders that Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar is readying a coup to summation powerfulness successful Karnataka.

“Some absorption leaders person falsely claimed that Mr. Shivakumar is booking resorts successful Goa for Congress MLAs. That is not true. There is nary edifice authorities successful the Congress. Mr. Shivakumar is simply a calved Congressman, and a loyalist of the party. He volition not bash thing to embarrass the party. He volition travel the precocious command’s instructions,” the MLC told reporters successful Belagavi connected February 12 during discussions connected the preparations for celebrations of the day of Minister of Women and Child Development, and Disabled and Senior Citizens Laxmi Hebbalkar, who is his sister.

Mr. Hattiholi said that Mr. Shivakumar’s caller sojourn to New Delhi had succeeded and that determination would beryllium bully times for him successful future. “This March 10, Mr. Shivakumar completes 10 years arsenic the Congress president. He has worked hard for the enactment and rebuilt it from the grassroots level. That helium should go the CM is not conscionable the privation of enactment workers, but of the full State,” helium said.

“The enactment has not travel to powerfulness lone due to the fact that of Mr. Shivakumar. The publication of leaders similar Mr. Siddaramaiah and Satish Jarkiholi is besides immense. But we should not hide nether what circumstances Mr. Shivakumar came to caput the enactment and pb it successfully. I would accidental his caller Delhi travel has been mostly successful,” helium said.

He said that the determination of Congress legislators to spell connected a overseas travel was not a governmental one. “It is not related to the alteration successful enactment issue. Everything is good successful the party,” Mr. Hattiholi said.

Published - February 13, 2026 10:47 americium IST

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