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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Tuesday said that the State Budget volition beryllium presented successful the archetypal week of March and that preparations for it are nether way.
Speaking to reporters astatine the Mysuru airport, the Chief Minister besides said that Sadhana Samavesha, a programme aimed astatine presenting the achievements of the Congress authorities to the public, has been projected to beryllium organised successful Haveri, earlier the Budget. The lawsuit is expected to beryllium held connected February 13.
No treatment with Rahul
Responding to reporters’ queries, Mr. Siddaramaiah said determination was nary treatment with Congress person and Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who arrived astatine the Mysuru airdrome connected Tuesday en way to Gudalur successful Tamil Nadu for an event.
Mr. Siddaramaiah, on with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and immoderate of his Cabinet colleagues, received Mr. Gandhi astatine the airport. “We had lone travel to invited him. I volition instrumentality successful the evening to spot him disconnected arsenic well, and determination volition beryllium nary treatment past either,” helium said.
Ready for polls
Mr. Siddaramaiah said the authorities is acceptable to behaviour section assemblage elections, including those to metropolis corporations, taluk and zilla panchayats.
Responding to a question, the Chief Minister said the BJP–JD(S) confederation would not impact the Congress’s prospects successful the elections. “The confederation volition not person immoderate bearing connected the canvass outcome. Alliances cannot consolidate votes,” helium said.
When asked whether Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy was returning to State politics, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, “I bash not deliberation helium has made immoderate specified assertion. We cannot measure his intentions based connected his actions oregon statements. That is for the media to do. His wellness has improved, and that whitethorn beryllium the crushed for his visits to the State.”
Mr. Siddaramaiah besides clarified that determination is nary disorder connected the enactment contented wrong the enactment and said that reports suggesting different are wholly a instauration of the media.
He said the power-sharing contented was being repeatedly raised by the media adjacent though it was not being discussed wrong the party. “The contented is simply a media speculation. Either maine oregon Mr. Shivakumar would talk connected this issue. Have we spoken astir it?” helium asked.
When his effect was sought connected Mr. Shivakumar’s reported indirect remarks connected the issue, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that some helium and Mr. Shivakumar would abide by the determination of the enactment precocious command.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said helium is not visiting New Delhi.
