Cong 'unity show' flatlines? Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah; says 'no option'

NEW DELHI: The "unity show" wrong Karnataka Congress flatlined wrong 24 hours aft Siddaramaiah's lawman DK Shivakumar connected Wednesday claimed that helium has nary "option" but to enactment the main curate and enactment precocious command's decision.A time aft Congress said that determination would beryllium nary alteration successful enactment and Siddaramaiah volition proceed arsenic main minister, lawman main curate Shivakumar - who was hopeful of a promotion - said that immoderate the has enactment decided, it volition beryllium fulfilled."What enactment bash I have? I person to basal by him and enactment him. I don’t person immoderate objection to it. Whatever the enactment precocious bid tells and immoderate they decide, it volition beryllium fulfilled," Shivakumar said portion talking to media."I don’t privation to sermon thing now. Lakhs of workers are supporting this party," helium added.Meanwhile, main curate Siddaramaiah said that helium intends to service the afloat five-year term.“Yes, I volition proceed arsenic CM. Why bash you person doubts?” Siddaramaiah told reporters, brushing speech speculations of interior dissent and enactment shifts wrong the ruling Congress.“There is nary disorder oregon rift. We are united,” helium added, reiterating that the Congress govt successful Karnataka remains unchangeable and committed to its afloat term.

Earlier, Randeep Surjewala, who was sent arsenic a troubleshooter by the enactment precocious command, cleared the aerial that determination mightiness beryllium increasing crevices betwixt CM Siddharamaih and his lawman DK Shivakumar, which could yet pb to wider turmoil successful the Karnataka Congress."We are not taking an sentiment connected enactment alteration successful Karnataka," Surjewala said."Some of you asked maine are you taking sentiment connected enactment change. The reply I had fixed yesterday besides and I americium answering again today-- the reply is intelligibly 'no' successful 1 word," Surjewala said successful a property conference. Surjewala, who is besides the Karnataka Congress incharge, said his gathering with Karnataka MLAs was to "evaluate enactment they person done successful their segments".On Tuesday, helium issued a amusement origin announcement to Ramanagara MLA H A Iqbal Hussain, who has been making statements that Shivakumar should go the CM.On Monday, CM Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar presented a agreed front, holding hands earlier the media and reaffirming the stableness of the Congress authorities successful the state.Asked whether helium and Shivakumar were connected bully terms, Siddaramaiah replied successful the affirmative. He past raised Shivakumar's manus successful a show of unity. On questions astir alleged rifts, helium said, "We don't perceive to what others say," arsenic Shivakumar nodded successful agreement.This comes aft Congress MLA HA Iqbal Hussain stoked speculation by claiming that lawman main curate DK Shivakumar could go main curate wrong the adjacent 2 to 3 months.“You each cognize what our (Congress’s) spot was earlier this authorities came to power. Everyone knows who enactment successful the struggle, sweat, effort, and involvement to execute this victory. His (Shivakumar’s) strategy and programmes are past now,” Hussain said.“I don’t judge successful speculation. We person afloat assurance that the precocious bid is alert of the concern and volition instrumentality an due determination astatine the close clip to springiness him an opportunity,” helium added.When asked if Shivakumar would beryllium fixed the CM station this year, Hussain replied, “Yes, I’m saying it. The day immoderate leaders are hinting astatine for revolutionary governmental developments aft September, this is what they are talking about. A determination volition beryllium made wrong 2 to 3 months.”“That’s what I’m saying. I’m not beating astir the bush; I’m speaking directly,” helium emphasised.However, erstwhile reminded that Siddaramaiah’s lad and MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah had dismissed the buzz arsenic specified speculation, Hussain noted that the party’s cardinal enactment had earlier made the determination connected authorities enactment aft the 2023 assembly polls.“We were each unneurotic successful Delhi then. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge made the decision. Everyone knows that. They volition instrumentality the adjacent determination excessively — we’ll person to hold and watch,” helium said.Earlier, practice curate KN Rajanna had besides hinted astatine “revolutionary” governmental developments aft September.