BENGALURU: Commenting on rumours that National General Secretary and Congress Lok Sabha MP K.C. Venugopal held political discussions with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his close associates during his visit to the state, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara denied that any such talks took place.
He also defended the pro-Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and pro-Siddaramaiah slogans raised in Venugopal’s presence, which had left the party embarrassed.
Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara said, “I was seated beside the Chief Minister in the presence of K.C. Venugopal for two hours. We did not speak about politics at all. We discussed reformer Narayana Guru and his contributions.”
Responding to the slogans raised by supporters of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar demanding that he be made CM, and the counter-slogans from Siddaramaiah’s followers insisting on “I’m sitting full-term CM”, Parameshwara said, “Can anyone stop party supporters if they raise slogans in favour of their leaders? Every leader has supporters. Naturally, they chant slogans demanding that their leader should become Chief Minister or a minister.”
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