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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah downplayed suggestions of a alteration of defender successful the State, saying it was unnecessary.
Speaking to the media successful Chamarajanagar connected Thursday, November 20, Mr. Siddaramaiah besides dismissed suggestions of a ‘’November revolution’’, arsenic stated by the Opposition which was alluding to a enactment guard, and said it was lone speculation and a instauration by the media.
‘’I had mentioned that a Cabinet reshuffle could beryllium undertaken aft 2 and a fractional years. Now, the contented of alteration of Chief Minister has travel to the forefront,’’ helium said, adding, ‘’I volition proceed to contiguous the Budget for arsenic agelong arsenic radical privation oregon expect maine to bash so.’’
On the remarks of D.K. Suresh, erstwhile MP, astir the chances of his member and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar becoming Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that helium did not privation to remark connected that.
Mr. Siddaramaiah, who was successful Chamarajanagar to instrumentality portion successful the valedictory of the 72nd All-India Cooperative Week, said the Congress had the mandate and would tally the authorities for 5 years successful the State. It would instrumentality to powerfulness successful 2028 arsenic well, arsenic the authorities was making sincere efforts to fulfil each promises made to the public.
‘’Sincere efforts are being made to fulfil the assurances fixed successful our manifesto. The authorities volition implicit its tenure of 5 years and the Congress volition instrumentality to powerfulness successful the adjacent elections,’’ helium said. Replying to a question connected whether helium would pb the Congress successful the 2028 elections, Mr. Siddaramaiah said a determination would beryllium taken astatine the due time.
On the impending Cabinet reshuffle, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the enactment precocious bid and elder leaders would person to instrumentality a decision. There are 34 ministerial posts successful total, of which 2 were vacant. These vacant posts would beryllium filled during the reshuffle, helium added.
The Chief Minister said his predominant visits to Chamarajanagar had laid to remainder the superstitious content that anyone who visited the municipality would suffer power.
‘’Not lone is it mendacious but connected the contrary, it has lone strengthened my position,’’ helium remarked, stating that each 31 districts are of adjacent value and helium would sojourn each of them.
Responding to a question connected the wealth being looted from an ATM currency van successful Bengaluru, helium said clues had been secured and the culprits would beryllium arrested soon, helium added.
On this gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the erstwhile was apprised of excess rains successful the State and the request for compensation.
Mr. Modi was besides informed of the issues being faced by sugarcane growers and that the growers and mill owners had agreed to the State government’s determination to wage ₹3,300 per tonne (excluding harvest and transport costs) for sugarcane with a betterment complaint of 11.25 per cent, helium added.
