Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said that the crisis triggered by Minister Ramalinga Reddy’s resignation over portfolio allocation has been resolved following a long meeting between the two leaders.
Shivakumar met Reddy for nearly two-and-a-half hours at a private hotel in Jayanagar late on Friday night. The meeting went on till the wee hours of Saturday. Senior Congress leaders and some of Reddy’s close associates were also involved in the discussions.
“This is a family matter. We will all sit together and talk. Everything has been resolved,” Shivakumar told reporters after emerging from the meeting around 1.30 am. The issue was resolved after marathon discussions between the senior Congress leaders.
“He has expressed his grievance; it was a case of miscommunication. Something has happened, and we will sort it out. Don’t worry, we will run everything first-class. We have given opportunities to all senior leaders, and we will set everything right,” Shivakumar said and expressed confidence that the government would move forward unitedly.
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Emphasising his long-standing association with the senior minister, he said, “Ramalinga Reddy and I have been friends since 1980. At present, I am working as the chief minister; earlier, I was a minister, and he is a minister. We are all friends.”
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When asked if he will withdraw his resignation, Ramalinga Reddy said, “I am saying the same thing that he (CM) told you. Everything has been resolved. That’s all.”
Reddy had announced his resignation on Friday, alleging that assurances made to him regarding the Bengaluru Development portfolio had not been honoured after the allocation of portfolios in the newly formed Shivakumar government.
(With PTI Inputs)