After breakfast diplomacy, Sidda-DKS meet over lunch in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka main minister Siddaramaiah connected Friday had luncheon with his lawman DK Shivakumar and curate KJ George, and Legislative Council subordinate Yathindra Siddaramaiah successful Delhi.This comes a time aft Siddaramaiah decided to measurement down from Karnataka's apical job, paving mode for DK Shivakumar to instrumentality implicit arsenic CM.Earlier successful the day, Siddaramaiah met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, person of absorption successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, arsenic good arsenic Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, regarding the Karnataka furniture reshuffle, Rajya Sabha elections and different organisational matters.After the meeting, Kharge, successful a societal media station connected X, praised Siddaramaiah's publication to nationalist life, describing him arsenic a person committed to societal justice, equality and the payment of marginalised communities."Siddaramaiah's nationalist beingness has consistently reflected dignity, compassion, and a heavy committedness to societal justice. From humble beginnings to serving Karnataka doubly arsenic Chief Minister, helium remained steadfast successful his committedness to equality, harmony, and the payment of the marginalised. Karnataka and the Congress enactment stay grateful for his publication to nationalist life. Wishing him bully wellness and the precise champion successful his continued work to the people," Kharge said.

Siddaramaiah besides shared details of the gathering connected societal media and said elder Congress leaders KJ George, Priyank Kharge and MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah were contiguous during the interaction."Had a lukewarm gathering with AICC President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge successful New Delhi today. Shri KJ George, Shri Priyank Kharge, and MLC Dr Yathindra Siddaramaiah were besides present," Siddaramaiah posted connected X.Amid aggravated speculation implicit the adjacent main minister, Congress MLA Ashok Pattan said DK Shivakumar is apt to beryllium elected person of the Congress Legislative Party during the gathering scheduled for Saturday. Earlier, elder Congress person Veerappa Moily described the improvement arsenic a "smooth transition" and said the alteration successful enactment had been planned erstwhile Siddaramaiah assumed bureau for a 2nd term.