‘I’ll file a defamation case in opposition to them within the occasion that they report’: Read why DK Shivakumar talked about he’ll file a defamation case in opposition to the media

As Congress deliberates on who must be the chief minister of Karnataka, social gathering state president DK Shivakumar, certainly one of many frontrunners for the put up inside the southern State on Tuesday talked about that he would file a defamation case in opposition to the media channels which can be making false claims over his resignation. 

“If any channel is reporting that I am resigning from the post, I will file a defamation case against them…Some of them are reporting that I will resign…My mother is my party, I built this party. My high command, my MLAs, my party are there,” Karnataka Congress President knowledgeable the reporters. Other claimants are moreover rising as supporters of G Parameshwara staged protest and talked about he was in a position to take up the accountability if the social gathering extreme command requested him to run the federal authorities. 

“If the high command wants, I am ready to take up the responsibility,” the earlier Deputy Chief Minister knowledgeable reporters whereas demanding {{that a}} Dalit must develop to be CM. 

Shivakumar on Tuesday arrived on the office of his brother and Congress chief DK Suresh. 

Despite Congress’ clear mandate inside the Karnataka assembly polls, suspense over the chief minister continues as senior leaders DK Shivakumar, who’s the Karnataka Congress’ president, and Siddaramaiah, former chief minister and chief of the opposition are inside the race. 

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in the intervening time met social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge who is able to make his willpower after going by the use of the Congress central observers’ report, which was submitted yesterday. 

However, Shivakumar who had earlier cancelled his go to to the nationwide capital on Monday night time citing nicely being factors, arrived in Delhi in the intervening time. The Congress gained 135 seats inside the simply currently held election to the 224-member Karnataka assembly. 

Earlier inside the day, Shivakumar, in an distinctive interview with ANI made it clear that he would not resort to “backstabbing or blackmail” regardless of the social gathering’s willpower. 

“If the party wants they can give me the responsibility……. Ours is a united house, our number is 135. I don’t want to divide anyone here. Whether they like me or not, I am a responsible man. I will not backstab and I will not blackmail,” he talked about. 

“The Party is my god…We have built this party, I am a part of it and I am not alone in this,” he talked about sooner than his departure from Bengaluru. 

“We have built this party (Congress), we have built this house. I am a part of it…A mother will give everything to her child,” he talked about. 

Asked about his expectations as a result of the state social gathering president, Shivakumar talked about,” I don’t want to contact upon what has occurred earlier. How it occurred. That is a closed chapter we usual the federal authorities we misplaced the federal authorities, we misplaced a coalition authorities. Who is liable for the victory and loss there isn’t any such factor as a use of talking about it now. Let us not promote this story… enable us to advertise the long run.” 

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