I am a Dalit.. why can’t I become the CM of Karnataka, another new dispute in Congress

Karnataka CM Debate: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will complete his two years in May 2025, but even before that, the process of claiming the CM’s chair has started in the state. Minister RB Timmapur in the Siddaramaiah government has said that if he is a Dalit, then why can’t he become CM?

• Minister RB Timmapur staked claim for CM’s post in Karnataka
• Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s name is already in discussion
• Karnataka’s current CM Siddaramaiah will complete two years in May

Another minister staked claim for the CM’s chair in Karnataka.

Bengaluru: In Karnataka, the dispute has started even before the completion of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s two and a half year term. In such a situation, when the politics is hot in Karnataka regarding the next Chief Minister, then Minister RB Timmapur in the Siddaramaiah government has also expressed his desire by staking claim to become CM. There is a discussion that when the Congress won the Karnataka assembly elections in 2023. Then there was talk of leadership change in the state after two and a half years. Karnataka Excise Minister RB Timmapur, while staking his claim for the post of Chief Minister, said that he is a Dalit and why can’t he become CM.

Who will object

Speaking to reporters in Hubli, Minister Timmapur said, why should Dalits not get the CM post? Why should I not become the Chief Minister? Who will object if I become CM? He said that I am not sure whether the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting will approve my name or not. All these factors will play a role. If the high command decides, I will become the CM. He said that the Belagavi program was discussed in the Congress Legislature Party meeting held on Monday. No MLA expressed dissatisfaction. The meeting of Dalit leaders has not been canceled. We have postponed it. The suffering of Dalits should be heard. I have talked about sacrifice.

The high command will decide

Minister Timmapur said that the high command will decide on the change of Chief Minister. Who has said that CM Siddaramaiah will be asked to step down? I don’t know about power sharing. I don’t even know about cabinet reshuffle. BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra said that infighting in the Congress party is nothing new. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is going to complete two years. Many Congress leaders are waiting to become the Chief Minister. The most important thing is that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is desperate to occupy the Chief Minister’s post and other leaders are also desperate. The infighting will soon come on the streets.

Surjewala’s warning ineffective

The rhetoric about the CM post in Karnataka is happening at a time when the state in-charge Randeep Surjewala has said that leaders should stay away from rhetoric and politics in this regard. Apart from Deputy CM Shivakumar, the names of state Home Minister G Parameshwara, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Industry Minister MB Patil, IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge are also in discussion for CM Siddaramaiah’s chair. Siddaramaiah was sworn in as Chief Minister in May 2023. The All India Alliance has 140 MLAs in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Congress has 138 MLAs among them. The total number of MLAs in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is 224. (With agency input)

Courtesy: Hindi News