Shivakumar to visit Delhi

Amid a enactment tussle with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said that helium was travelling to New Delhi to conscionable enactment leaders.

“I volition beryllium gathering enactment leaders who person called maine to Delhi. During the visit, I volition besides conscionable Union Jal Shakti Minister, ineligible counsel arsenic well,” helium told reporters here.

Asked if Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has called him to Delhi, helium said, “I can’t disclose names of each the radical I volition beryllium meeting. Why are you truthful curious? I americium not conscionable the Deputy Chief Minister but besides the KPCC president. I volition implicit six years arsenic KPCC main connected March 10 and it is my work to conscionable enactment MPs and enactment leaders. I support gathering my enactment leaders and stock my difficulties, sorrows, joys and aspirations.”

Asked astir his Delhi sojourn astatine a clip erstwhile his section pre-Budget meetings were scheduled, helium said, “I volition question Chief Minister’s permission. The Chief Minister is besides the president of the Irrigation Department and officials are besides participating. The Chief Minister knows much astir irrigation than me. Officials volition conscionable the Chief Minister connected Mekedatu.”