BENGALURU: Reacting to the removal of Congress MLC and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Political Secretary, Naseer Ahmad, from his post on Tuesday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, said that party discipline is important.
Responding to media queries at his residence in Sadashivanagar and at the KPCC office premises, Shivakumar said, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a decision regarding Naseer Ahmad after gathering information from various sources, keeping the party’s interests in mind.
He said that the Chief Minister had acted based on reports received from different quarters.
When asked about the Chief Minister relieving Naseer Ahmad from the post of Political Secretary, he said, “Naseer was instructed by the party to go to the Davanagere South Assembly constituency and ensure that the rebel candidate withdrew from the contest. He has failed to discharge this responsibility. I am yet to receive a detailed report on what exactly happened there.”