Karnataka Chief Minister’s post is not vacant, says Minister Venkatesh

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A record  photograph  of Karnataka’s Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

A record photograph of Karnataka’s Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. | Photo Credit: M A Sriram

Karnataka’s Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh said the station of Chief Minister is not vacant.

On February 23, addressing queries from reporters successful Mysuru connected the reported request for a Dalit Chief Minister successful Karnataka, Mr. Venkatesh said helium was not alert of specified a request successful the Congress party. 

He pointed retired that the station of Chief Minister is not presently vacant, and the question of a Dalit, Vokkaliga, Lingayat oregon Kuruba Chief Minister volition originate lone if the station becomes vacant.

He, however, said helium would beryllium blessed if Minister for Social Welfare H. C. Mahadevappa, a Dalit, becomes the Chief Minister. “Mr Mahadevappa is my adjacent friend. I volition beryllium blessed if helium becomes the Chief Minister,” said Mr. Venkatesh.

Safari successful Karnataka jungle

With respect to resumption of safari successful Bandipur and Nagarhole, Mr. Venkatesh, who is the Minister successful complaint of Chamarajanagar district, said the government’s determination to resume safari operations was based connected the proposal made by an adept committee appointed to survey the issue.

He was responding to questions from reporters connected protests by farmers implicit resumption of safari that had been suspended successful the aftermath of tiger attacks.

He sought to marque it wide that the authorities had not taken a unilateral determination successful this regard, but had permitted resumption of safari lone aft consulting experts.

Safari operations resumed astatine Bandipur, adjacent Mysuru, connected February 22 aft a spread of much than 3 months, but the Forest Department had brought down not lone the fig of vehicles deployed, but besides reduced the clip duration.

Published - February 23, 2026 04:28 p.m. IST

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