Bengaluru: Minister KN Rajanna’s statement that three Deputy Chief Ministers are needed has caused a stir to the Siddaramaiah Government. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the demand of Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna to make a leader of SC, Minority and Veerashaiva Lingayat communities as Deputy Chief Minister’s, in relation to Loksabha Election is a good thing.
Speaking to the mediapersons here DCM Shivakumar said, Everyone should feel happy. The Chief Minister will answer this. We are working under Chief Minister. He should only answer. He should be asked about the three Deputy Chief Minister positions.
It would be better to ask him the question. He said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has made him DCM on the approval of the Governor and said that he did not know about Rajanna writing a letter to the High Command. He said that he had gone to Hyderabad along with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Hariprasad, Suresh and KJ George to attend a function of the Telangana Congress Committee on Sunday. Shivakumar said that all those working under the Chief Minister should ask the Chief Minister about such developments.
Talking about the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, we are expected to meet Prime Minister Modi during the Parliament session. An all-party delegation should be taken to the Prime Minister. But Prime Minister Modi has not allowed the visit yet. He said that he is informing the court about the facts about Cauvery water.
There is a lot of problem in Bangalore from the past. Don’t blame anyone for the problem. Bangalore’s garbage problem needs a solution. The garbage problem has increased in the central part of Yeshwantpur. There is also a problem in Krishnabyre Gowda Constituency and Mahadevpura. I went to see the waste management in Hyderabad to solve it. He said that there is no solution until the garbage is burnt.
He talked about the inner faction in the Congress, Shivakumar said the faction should be close to you. We have no faction. Someone must be worried. I have not given support to any faction. I don’t do factional politics. However, If i had to do factionalism I would have done it earlier. He said that during the time of SM Krishna and Bangarappa, I would have made a faction.