Bengaluru:
Rejecting the media experiences stating that his go to to the US to satisfy some prime leaders, together with former US President Barack Obama and US Vice President Kamala Harris, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar clarified on Sunday that the go to was purely private.
“I’m travelling to the US together with my household until September 15. The media experiences that I’m assembly former US President Barack Obama and US Vice President Kamala Harris are incorrect. It’s a private go to,” he clarified in a press assertion.
The Deputy Chief Minister additionally launched to the media a letter that he had written to AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge relating to his go to to the US.
“Relating to my upcoming go to to the USA of America, I want to dispel the continuing rumours–my go to is only for private causes and isn’t any manner associated to any political motive, neither is it as a result of any political invitation. I request everybody to kindly chorus from indulging in any form of conjecture,” wrote DK Shivakumar on social media platform X.
Earlier on Saturday, Mr Shivakumar urged Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to work in direction of getting approvals for the Mahadayi venture and funds for the Higher Bhadra venture relatively than losing his vitality on elevating points like Muda and Darshan arrest.
Talking at his Sadashivanagar residence, he mentioned, “I attraction to Pralhad Joshi with folded fingers on the Ganesha Chathurthi to get us approval for the Mahadayi venture and funds for the Higher Bhadra venture.” He was responding to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s assertion that the Congress authorities was making an attempt to distract the individuals from the Valmiki Company rip-off by releasing {a photograph} of Darshan purportedly smoking contained in the jail.
“I’ll communicate to the Chief Minister in about 15 days on whether or not to name for an all-party assembly, Mahadayi, or to name for a gathering of the Fee. We’ll focus on the character of our struggle for Mahadayi,” Shivakumar mentioned.
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