A few days after the oath-taking ceremony in Karnataka, differences seem to be cropping up between the camps of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar whose brother D.K. Suresh reacted to Minister M.B. Patil’s claim that Mr Siddaramaiah will be at the helm for the entire five-year term of the government.
“I can give a fitting reply. But, tell Mr. Patil that I will not. Mr Siddaramaiah has become the CM. You (journalists) can meet AICC general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala and collect additional information on M.B. Patil’s statement,” said Mr Suresh, who represents Bengaluru Rural in the Lok Sabha.
However, speaking to reporters at the State secretariat, Mr Shivakumar downplayed Mr Patil’s statement. “Let anyone speak anything they want. AICC general secretary is there, the Chief Minister is there and AICC president is there to look into these things,” he said, indicating that the power-sharing pact is known to the party high command.
