Cracking the whip on its leaders and Ministers for the first time after the government came to power, the Congress leadership has warned them not to make any statements in public.
Sending a message that such remarks were “unwarranted and unacceptable,” party general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal has directed leaders and Ministers not to comment on “unwanted rumours” on the post of Chief Minister and the number of Deputy Chief Minister posts.
Over the last four months, Congress factionalism has come to the fore on more than one occasion, embarrassing the party. In the recent past, while those who missed the Cabinet berths and become disgruntled have embarrassed the government with their statements, senior leader B.K. Hariprasad recently launched a tirade against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, without naming him.
