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#Karnataka: I believe in conscience. We should work according to conscience. I don’t want to embarrass the party or weaken the party – D K Shivakumar,Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka
When asked if people were praying for him to become the CM, he said, “Rather than praying now for me to get power, I cannot forget the prayers my mothers, youth and elders offered to the temple priests when I went to jail. When I was released from prison during the BJP era, people welcomed me without hesitation, even under the threat of the police.”
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Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, D K Shivakumar, responding to several media queries regarding the current ‘internal conflict’ in Karnataka Congress in reference to the chief ministerial position, said that he doesn’t want to embarrass or weaken the party.
I believe in conscience. We should work according to conscience. I don’t want to embarrass the party or weaken the party,” said Shivakumar, in Kanakapura, Bengaluru South district.
DKS made these remarks while speaking to media , When asked if Mallikarjun Kharge had gone to Delhi and was going to discuss the handover of power with Rahul Gandhi, he said, “I don’t know about this matter. This is a secret matter between five or six of us. I will not reveal it. The CM is a senior leader and an asset to our party. He has been CM for 7.5 years. He has said that he will present the next budget himself. Very happy. He has worked hard as the Leader of the Opposition. He has built the party. We should all focus on the goal of the 2028 and 2029 elections together.”
When asked if people were praying for him to become the CM, he said, “Rather than praying now for me to get power, I cannot forget the prayers my mothers, youth and elders offered to the temple priests when I went to jail. When I was released from prison during the BJP era, people welcomed me without hesitation, even under the threat of the police.”
He added, “When I was in jail, police officer Bhaskar Rao threatened me not to protest against Karave Narayana Gowda. Some Swamijis came, some did not. Former CM Kumaraswamy made a different statement in Channapatna. Many people came to our house, spoke to my wife and children, and filled me with courage. People had prayed for me that day with vows. I am still unable to fulfil the vows I made then. Many did not put on slippers until I was released. Today I am the DCM and the party president. The prayers I gave during difficult times filled me with self-confidence, which is very special to me.”