It seems that the political rift between senior Congress leaders D.K. Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president, and Satish Jarkiholi, Public Works Minister and KPCC working president, refuses to go away despite denials issued by the two leaders.
Party sources said the source of it is some disgruntled MLAs and not Mr. Jarkiholi directly.
“Some MLAs have been complaining to him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that Mr. Shivakumar, who is also Irrigation Minister, was not heeding their requests. They wanted to put up a joint face in front of the Chief Minister who would be spending the week in Mysuru during the Dasara festivities. Mr. Jarkiholi, who also feels that Mr. Shivakumar and Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar are interfering in administrative matters of Belagavi district, decided to lead the delegation,” a Congress leader said.
