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An undated letter, purportedly signed by 31 first-time Congress legislators demanding astatine slightest 5 Cabinet berths during the projected reshuffle, surfaced connected Monday, adjacent arsenic the Congress authorities battles an interior situation implicit leadership.
The letter, believed to beryllium written past year, has been confirmed to beryllium authentic by respective legislators who had signed it.
It has been addressed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, AICC wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal, and AICC wide caput successful complaint of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala.
The missive has been signed by legislators who person identified with camps of some the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, arsenic good arsenic those who are believed to beryllium neutral.
While the thought of a Cabinet reshuffle is being seemingly pushed by the Chief Minister to nonstop a awesome that helium is firmly successful the saddle, it is believed that the Deputy Chief Minister, who is seeking rotation of power, is opposed to the idea. Currently, of the 34 Cabinet berths, 2 are vacant owing to the resignations of B. Nagendra and K.N. Rajanna.
Pointing retired that 38 first-time legislators person been elected connected the Congress ticket, the missive said that nary of them had been accommodated during the Cabinet formation. The missive sought Cabinet berths to “young, dynamic and proactive” first-time legislators. It said that accommodating them legislators was not caller since successful respective States, first-time legislators person been made Chief Ministers and furniture Ministers, and a premix of young and experienced ever provides the close balance.
“All of america are powerfully connected to the Congress ideology and strive to guarantee clean, transparent and credible governance enabling america to bounce backmost to powerfulness successful 2028,” it read.
Dalit CM thought being floated by Opposition: Home Minister
Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Opposition is raking up the Dalit Chief Minister contented to screen its ain shortcomings.
“Is the Chief Minister not moving the administration? He has been discussing with Ministers and officials for the past 12 days connected the Budget preparation,” helium said, adding that the Opposition is unnecessarily bringing retired the Dalit Chief Minister issue.
“Only the Congress tin marque a Dalit the Chief Minister. Who other can? The precocious bid volition instrumentality a determination astatine the close time,” helium said.
Interestingly, Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa connected Sunday raised the contented of a Dalit person being made the Chief Minister, portion Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful his enactment connected Sunday had besides said that lone the Congress could bash it.
