He added that there is no question of handing over the case to the SIT as a Deputy Superintendent of Police-level officer is conducting the investigation.
D.K. Shivakumar stated that the Congress high command has called a meeting of state leaders to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
The petition blames the election manifesto of Congress which promised five guarantees and termed them as corrupt practices amounting to bribery under Section 123(2) of The Representation of the People Act
Siddaramaiah directed officials to set up a single-window system to provide forest department clearances and address other issues related to mining lease companies.
The delegation headed by the Foxconn Industrial Internet CEO Brand Cheng met Siddaramaiah at the Vidhana Soudha and discussed establishing a manufacturing unit near Tumakuru.
Speaking to reporters before the ceremony, Siddaramaiah stated that the allocation of portfolios of cabinet ministers will be done by today (Saturday) or tomorrow (Sunday)
Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress government in the state
They said Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge along with other stakeholders held parleys past midnight to hammer out a solution between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar -- the two chief ministerial aspirants.
After a high octane Assembly elections in Karnataka, the entire drama has now shifted to Delhi, where the Congress top leadership will decide between veteran Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar
Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar are in the forefront for CM post and both are looking at Congress high command for its decision
