Portfolio troubles: Ramalinga Reddy resigns, Muniyappa sulks

A time aft portfolios were allocated to Cabinet Ministers, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar faced occupation from elder colleagues, arsenic 1 resigned and different publically expressed unhappiness implicit allocation. Amid the discontent, the Chief Minister clarified that the determination connected allocation was taken by the Congress precocious bid and it cannot beryllium acceptable aside.

While miffed astatine not fixed Bengaluru Development portfolio, Ramalinga Reddy sent his resignation missive to the Chief Minister, different elder Minister K.H. Muniyappa said unless a portfolio that befits his seniority is given, helium would not instrumentality complaint of the Food and Civil Supplies Department allocated to him.

However, the Congress precocious bid is learnt to person taken a beardown basal against specified nationalist postures by disgruntled Ministers and instructed not to accommodate their demands.

Mr. Reddy, who signed his resignation missive successful the media, besides refused to spell personally to manus implicit the resignation letter. He said the missive would beryllium sent done an official. Howeveer, helium clarified that helium volition stay successful the Congress arsenic a legislator.

Meanwhile, Mr. Muniyappa, fired a salvo by stating seniors should beryllium allocated portfolios that are “useful for society”. He is learnt eyeing Social Welfare Department that is yet to allocated. The implementation of interior preservation issues seems to beryllium weighing connected his mind, sources said.