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Hinting that the enactment precocious bid had sent a connection that a determination connected alteration successful enactment would beryllium taken soon, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar connected Saturday said it had been conveyed to some the Chief Minister and him that they would beryllium “called [to Delhi] astatine an due time”.
Mr. Shivakumar’s connection comes a time aft Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted successful the Legislative Assembly that helium would proceed successful bureau and that, successful his view, the Congress precocious bid was successful his favour.
“They person said that they volition telephone some of america astatine an due time. When that happens, some of america volition spell to Delhi together,” Mr. Shivakumar said, responding to questions connected whether helium had been invited by enactment leaders successful Delhi.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, erstwhile questioned astir this by reporters successful Belagavi, refused to comment.
In Bengaluru, referring to the National Herald case, Mr. Shivakumar said the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate had been rejected by the tribunal and that lone 1 FIR present remained.
He said the Congress was staging protests to item what it viewed arsenic unit being exerted done probe agencies.
On Delhi visit
Delinking his projected sojourn to Delhi from the governmental developments, Mr. Shivakumar said helium would connected Tuesday look earlier the Delhi Police.
He said the Union Jal Shakti Minister had besides convened a gathering connected stream interlinking connected the aforesaid day, during which helium would rise cardinal Karnataka projects, including Mahadayi, Upper Krishna, Mekedatu, and Upper Bhadra.
The Deputy Chief Minister said helium had besides sought appointments with the Union Ministers for Environment and Forests and for Housing and Urban Affairs to sermon issues related to the State. He added that meetings with Karnataka MPs were besides being considered and that helium would conscionable the Prime Minister if possible.
Protest by KPCC
Earlier successful the day, addressing the Satyameva Jayate protestation organised by the Congress astatine Freedom Park, Mr. Shivakumar said the enactment would defy attempts to undermine Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy. “Congress workers volition not let Gandhi’s India to beryllium turned into Godse’s India,” helium said.
Recalling that Mahatma Gandhi had presided implicit the Congress league successful Belagavi a period ago, Mr. Shivakumar accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to region Gandhi’s sanction from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
He said the scheme, introduced nether Manmohan Singh’s enactment with Sonia Gandhi’s initiative, had provided livelihood enactment successful agrarian areas.
He said BJP leaders had mislaid the motivation close to protestation successful beforehand of Gandhi statues if they continued to region Gandhi’s sanction from nationalist schemes.
