The Aam Aadmi Party has announced the appointment of H N Chandrashekar, popularly known as ‘Mukhyamantri’ Chandru, as its Karnataka unit president. Prithvi Reddy, who held the post.
Amid a political row after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government accused the Centre of refusing to sell rice from central reserves, Union minister Piyush Goyal said Karnataka is free to purchase rice from the open market and distribute it instead of criticising the Centre.
The AAP-ruled Punjab has come forward to supply rice required for Karnataka’s free rice scheme, Anna Bhagya, the party’s state unit has said. The AAP’s Karnataka unit said.