Shivakumar and Jarkiholi have a history of bad blood. Congress leadership is concerned that BJP may try to blame Shivakumar for the whole CD controversy.
BENGALURU: The Congress high command has reportedly asked party functionaries in Karnataka to exercise restraint while commenting on the sex CD controversy involving Ramesh Jarkiholi, fearing that personal attacks may backfire and benefit BJP. It is concerned about the chatter in political circles that Jarkiholi’s supporters are trying to blame state Congress president DK Shivakumar for the controversy.
Shivakumar and Jarkiholi, who was earlier in Congress, have a history of bad blood. Their rivalry in Congress worsened after Belagavi Rural MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar moved from Jarkiholi’s camp to Shivakumar’s. Jarkiholi then demanded that he be made the water resources minister, a role Shivakumar was handling in the Congress-JD(S) government. Later, Jarkiholi engineered a rebellion, which destabilised the coalition government a
The Karnataka High Court on March 4, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release cash seized from Sachin Narayan, an associate of Congress leader DK Shivakumar and a company run by.
Sagamesh, who was just next to the Speaker s podium, removed his shirt and put it on his shoulder while shouting slogans. At this point, state Congress chief D K Shivakumar and other party colleagues prodded Sangamesh to wear the shirt back and helped him in the process.
File photo of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar (L) and Congress leader Siddaramaiah (R)
BENGALURU: The ongoing cold war between state Congress president DK Shivakumar and opposition leader Siddaramaiah to establish their supremacy with an eye on the chief minister’s post is threatening to dent the party’s prospects in the 2023 assembly elections.
The dissent was more evident after the Mysuru mayoral elections where the Congress joined hands with the JD(S) despite Siddaramaiah’s disapproval. Shivakumar is learnt to have struck a deal with former CM HD Kumaraswamy through former minister Tanveer Sait. Siddaramaiah wanted the Congress to be neutral after JD(S) refused to give the mayor’s post as per the agreement.