BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said that there was nothing personal in the action taken against the two minority leaders of his party for anti-party activities, as action 'cannot be taken without direction from Delhi'.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Friday, Deputy CM Shivakumar said, “There is nothing personal in the action taken against minority leaders. The party has its own report. When action is initiated against a sitting MLA or MLC, it cannot be done at our level without direction from Delhi.”
“We have to act based on guidance. They may blame me, but I don’t bother about such accusations. We have to work under party discipline, ” he said.
Responding to questions about whether the development sends a wrong signal to the minority community, he said, “The Congress party exists to deliver justice to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, farmers, OBCs, and minorities.”
When asked about reports of differences between him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, he said, “You (media) must be crazy. We speak and discuss matters every day. You talk about my camp -- where does my camp exist? Has anyone put up a nameplate saying they belong to the Siddaramaiah camp? All 139 MLAs are my legislators, and they are Siddaramaiah’s legislators too. There are no camps between us.”