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A time aft Yathindra, MLC and lad of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, reiterated for the 2nd clip successful a week that the Congress precocious bid has ruled retired immoderate contiguous alteration of enactment successful Karnataka, a meal gathering successful Belagavi attended by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar created a buzz successful governmental circles.
After a little lull pursuing the meal gathering of the 2 leaders, the nationalist sermon connected enactment has resumed adjacent arsenic the State Legislature Session is nether way.
Though Mr. Shivakumar himself played down the gathering arsenic non-political, the meal hosted connected Thursday nighttime by erstwhile Belagavi District Congress Committee president Doddannavar, attended by the Deputy Chief Minister and astatine slightest 2 twelve legislators, became the talking point. Among those contiguous astatine the meal were expelled BJP legislators Shivaram Hebbar and S.T. Somashekar, who are present seen often with Congress leaders, and astatine slightest 2 Cabinet Ministers. It is being speculated arsenic a connection of amusement of spot being fixed by the Deputy Chief Minister’s camp.
‘Need nary support’
Mr. Shivakumar insisted it was nary amusement of strength. “Nobody needs to travel successful my support,” helium insisted. About repeated statements by Mr. Yathindra, helium said, “The Chief Minister volition respond to each that”. Asked astir his travel to Delhi, Mr. Shivakumar said that helium was going to be the “vote theft” run lawsuit and thing else.
Meanwhile, Mr. Somashekar said that Mr. Shivakumar had worked for the enactment and that helium was hopeful of getting a chance. Iqbal Hussain, Congress MLA for Ramanagara, said that helium was hopeful of Mr. Shivakumar becoming Chief Minister aft the Winter Session. In a much nonstop notation to Mr. Yathindra, Shivaganga V. Basavaraj, MLA for Channagiri, questioned the propriety of an MLC speaking retired of crook astir what the precocious bid would decide.
On the different hand, Energy Minister K.J. George and Public Works Minister Satish Jharkiholi downplayed the meal meeting. Mr. Jharkiholi said that specified parties are happening each time during the session. Incidentally, Mr. Siddaramaiah besides attended a meal hosted by Asif Sait, MLA for Belagavi North, earlier this week. “There is simply a strategy successful the enactment and the precocious bid volition instrumentality a decision,” Mr. George said.
Baiting him to react
Sources adjacent to Mr. Shivakumar said that not excessively overmuch should beryllium work into specified meetings. “Mr. Shivakumar has not made immoderate nationalist connection connected the enactment issue. A conception of enactment leaders is trying to bait him to react. He is waiting for the precocious bid decision”.
Sources said that the precocious bid is expected to telephone some leaders to Delhi to sermon the substance aft the Winter Session.
