BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, while declining to comment on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son and Congress MLA Yathindra Siddaramaiah’s statement projecting Minister Satish Jarkiholi as his father’s successor, maintained that he would convey the message to the appropriate quarters.
Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Friday, Shivakumar, when asked whether he would issue a notice to Yathindra, said: “I won’t talk about the matter now. I will convey the message where it should reach.”
“I stand by discipline. Discipline is the priority of my party, ” Shivakumar underlined. The statements are likely to trigger a major controversy within the ruling Congress, as the Siddaramaiah camp is also expected to respond to Shivakumar’s remarks.