DKS expresses confidence that the party would take a decision on his future

Amid the powerfulness conflict for the Chief Minister’s post, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Sunday expressed assurance that the Congress would instrumentality a determination astir his future.

“I bash not travel from a governmental family, yet I person grown to this level. I americium assured that the enactment volition instrumentality a determination connected maine going forward. I person taken galore blows successful politics,” helium said, speaking astatine Udyami Vokkaliga Expo 2026 here.

Mr. Shivakumar, who nurses ambition to win incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is believed to beryllium pushing for a alteration citing a two-and-a-half twelvemonth powerfulness rotation deal, which has not been acknowledged by the Chief Minister’s camp.

“You person each prayed for maine erstwhile I was successful jail. I americium besides alert that you are praying for maine present and you are wishing maine well. I judge prayers volition ne'er spell to waste,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.

Stating that immoderate radical from his assemblage (Vokkaliga) are criticising him, helium said: “They are stabbing maine from the beforehand and from the back. My conscience knows however honorable I was erstwhile (Union Minister) H.D. Kumaraswamy was the Chief Minister. Now, helium accuses maine of backstabbing him. I bash not request immoderate certificates. My conscience knows.”

He said: “God does not springiness boon oregon curse. He lone gives opportunities. We should marque usage of the opportunities erstwhile we get. Trust is the biggest happening successful beingness and ever support spot successful transactions and business.”

Drawing analogy from The Mahabharat, Mr. Shivakumar said: “I erstwhile told (former Chief Minister) B.S. Yediyurappa that the concealed to occurrence requires dharma of Dharmaraya, generosity of Karna, absorption of Arjuna, strategy of Vidhura, spot of Bheema, and tactics of Krishna,”

Welcomes debate

Accepting the Opposition’s situation for a statement connected the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the Deputy Chief Minister felt that it was amended if Mr. Kumaraswamy came for the debate. “Let it beryllium the BJP State president oregon the Leader of Opposition successful the Assembly oregon Mr. Kumaraswamy, I americium acceptable for debate. It tin beryllium connected immoderate platform.”

He said that the BJP authorities had fixed an grant for NREGA enactment successful Kanakapura, and the Centre had sent a squad to analyse works.