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As speculation continues astir a imaginable alteration of enactment successful Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Tuesday said that his Cabinet workfellow H.C. Mahadevappa has been claiming the Chief Minister’s station should spell to a Dalit candidate, “as helium is the enactment precocious command” and whitethorn person immoderate accusation connected the alteration of Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Shivakumar said sarcastically: “I saw Dr. Mahadevappa’s statement. He is our precocious command, and helium whitethorn person immoderate information. I don’t person immoderate accusation connected this.”
Not summoned
Asked if the precocious bid had summoned him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Delhi, helium said: “I person not got immoderate calls. I person to sojourn Delhi for immoderate enactment related to my department. The Centre is releasing ₹1 lakh crore for municipality development, but they are saying it is not for bigger cities. I volition sermon it with the Urban Development Minister and inquire them to hole a connection for Tier II and III cities successful the State.”
To a query connected his soundlessness connected statements issued by Ministers, Mr. Shivakumar said: “It is the Chief Minister who has to modulate Ministers and MLAs. I americium doing the occupation of communicating it to the party.”
On erstwhile Minister K.N. Rajanna’s connection that Home Minister G. Parameshwara needs to beryllium rewarded for his work, helium said Mr. Rajanna “is a large man.”
About Jarkiholi
Asked if Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi had a treatment with him, the KPCC main said: “Mr. Jarkiholi is simply a elder leader, and helium has been moving arsenic a enactment moving president. We are like-minded radical and sermon enactment affairs each week.”
To a query related to a missive to the precocious bid seeking that astatine slightest 5 caller positions indispensable beryllium fixed to newcomers, helium said: “I work astir it successful the media, I haven’t received the missive yet. The enactment needs caller humor and caller thinking. I enactment caller blood.”
On speculations of induction of caller members during the Cabinet enlargement nether his leadership, Mr. Shivakumar said: “I person not said I americium going to signifier my Cabinet.”
