'Confusion at state level': Kharge on K'taka CM row; defends Cong high command

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Sunday defended the party’s precocious bid amid the ongoing enactment contented successful Karnataka, saying the “confusion” lies astatine the section level.“The precocious bid hasn’t created immoderate confusion. It exists astatine the section level.

How is it close to enactment the blasted connected the precocious command?” helium said portion speaking to reporters successful Kalaburagi successful Karnataka, his location state.Kharge urged Congress' section leaders to instrumentality “ownership” of the interior disputes alternatively of blaming the precocious command.The seasoned person besides cautioned enactment leaders against claiming recognition for the party’s electoral successes.“Everyone has built the party. It’s not the effort of immoderate 1 individual.

Congress has been built by enactment workers. Congress workers supported us,” helium stated, without naming anyone.His remarks travel amid the ongoing powerfulness tussle successful Karnataka betwixt main curate Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, who besides heads the Congress’ authorities unit.It has been wide reported that aft the Congress won the May 2023 Karnataka assembly elections—ousting its arch-rival BJP from power—the rand aged party’s precocious bid had promised to marque Shivakumar main curate for the 2nd fractional of the five-year term, portion opting for seasoned Siddaramaiah initially.Siddaramaiah completed 2.5 years of his word connected November 20.The main curate connected Friday expressed assurance that the enactment enactment would backmost him to implicit his afloat five-year term.(With PTI inputs)