Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has warned Congress MLAs that if they resign their MLA posts out of dissatisfaction for not getting ministerial berths, their resignations will be accepted immediately.
In Karnataka, 13 people had taken oath as ministers in the cabinet led by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The party high command approved the appointment of new faces to the 20 vacant positions in the cabinet.
Following this, 19 people took oath as ministers at a ceremony held at the People’s House in Bengaluru on Monday (Aug. 3). Although the party high command had approved it, Gayathri Shante Gowda did not take oath due to a last-minute change.
Congress MLA Yashwanthrao Gowda Patil, who was disappointed at not being given a ministerial post in this cabinet expansion, resigned from his position.
It has been reported that several more Congress MLAs who are unhappy at not getting ministerial posts may also resign.
Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told reporters: If MLAs who are unhappy at not getting ministerial posts resign from their positions, their letters will be accepted immediately.
The board needs to appoint heads for the corporations. Therefore, Congress MLAs must wait for their turn. Resignations will continue to happen in politics. No one can stop that.
Since I did not get a ministerial post during the Dharmasingh and Siddaramaiah administrations, I too may have resigned out of disappointment. But didn’t both G. Parameshwara and I show patience?
Dharmasingh did not give ministerial posts to Mallikarjun Kharge and Bangarappa. Later, didn’t Dharmasingh and Bangarappa each become Chief Minister? Therefore, it is necessary to remain patient.
We had already said at the time that those appointed as heads of boards and corporations during the Siddaramaiah administration would hold those posts for only two and a half years. That deadline has now passed.
Therefore, I will ask those holding responsibilities in the boards and corporations to resign from their posts immediately. After that, we will speak with the MLAs and appoint new office-bearers to the boards and corporations, he said.
