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Leader of the Opposition successful the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy has urged Dalit leaders successful the Congress to cull ministerial berths if the enactment precocious bid does not connection the Chief Minister’s station to 1 of them.
Addressing a property league successful Mysuru connected Wednesday, Mr. Narayanaswamy referred to the speculations implicit Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar replacing Siddaramaiah arsenic the Chief Minister portion accusing the Congress precocious bid of “cheating” the Dalit assemblage that has backed the enactment for astir 8 decades since independence.
He wondered whether the Congress leaders successful the State did not person the courageousness to request the post. “If the Dalit leaders successful the State person respect for B.R. Ambedkar, they should show their protestation against the precocious bid by not occupying immoderate ministerial berth offered to them, helium said.
Since the play of precocious Dalit leaders similar B. Rachaiah, T. N. Narasimhamurthy and Srinivas Prasad from this portion of the State and leaders similar Basavalingappa and K. H. Ranganath to Mallikarjun Kharge and G. Parameshwar, the Congress has not made adjacent 1 Dalit the State’s Chief Minister, helium lamented.
Mr. Narayanaswamy claimed that the Congress had fixed into Mr. Shivakumar’s demands arsenic helium had started gathering BJP leaders.
Though helium was not disappointed that Mr. Shivakumar, who was besides his friend, is speculated to go the Chief Minister, Mr. Narayanaswamy said helium is incapable to stay soundless erstwhile the assemblage to which helium belongs, is continued to beryllium deprived of opportunities.
When asked if helium would marque a akin request for a Dalit Chief Minister if the BJP comes to powerfulness successful the State, Mr. Narayanaswamy claimed that the saffron enactment gives powerfulness to Dalits without asking. “It is lone successful the BJP that specified miracles tin happen,” helium said.
Registrar pursuing PhD
Earlier, Mr. Narayanaswamy came down heavy connected alleged maladministration successful the University of Mysore including denial of assistance to students.
He besides took up the contented of the Registrar of University of Mysore M.K. Savitha enrolling herself for doctorate successful the aforesaid University. “How tin an authoritative appointed arsenic Registrar of the University bash her PhD successful the aforesaid University. She is pursuing her PhD successful Geography nether Prof. Bharathi arsenic the guide,” helium said.
“I americium not saying she should not prosecute her PhD. But, you are the Registrar of the University and the files travel to you for signature,” helium said.
The authorities of affairs successful the University had deteriorated to specified an grade that helium volition soon beryllium gathering Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who is besides the Chancellor of the University, successful this regard.
