'He's my friend, issue settled': DKS on minister's resignation over portfolio allocation

BENGALURU: Karnataka main minister DK Shivakumar connected Saturday said differences with elder Congress person Ramalinga Reddy had been resolved, a time aft the curate offered to resign implicit the allocation of portfolios successful the caller authorities cabinet.Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said, "Ramalinga Reddy is my friend. All problems person been sorted out. Don’t marque up stories. All those stories person go stale. The resignation contented is settled."He besides referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings and said, "PM Narendra Modi wished me. I would similar to convey him. I should conscionable him arsenic a substance of courtesy. We don’t privation authorities for the involvement of politics. Let america each enactment unneurotic to bash authorities that benefits the radical of the state."The main minister's remarks came aft helium held a gathering with Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy precocious connected Friday nighttime astatine a backstage edifice successful Bengaluru's Jayanagar area, according to sources adjacent to the minister.Before gathering Reddy, Shivakumar and his wife, Usha Shivakumar, had meal astatine Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence successful Bengaluru.Reddy had announced his resignation connected Friday, conscionable hours aft the portfolio allocation for the recently formed cabinet.

The elder Congress person said helium had been promised the Bengaluru Development portfolio but was alternatively assigned the Major and Medium Irrigation department."I americium resigning from my station due to the fact that I cannot enactment against my conscience," Reddy said astatine a property conference."How agelong tin I tolerate this humiliation, and what different options did I have? Twice they called maine and promised to springiness maine that (Bengaluru Development) portfolio, but successful the extremity it went to idiosyncratic else.“That is wherefore I consciousness hurt. Therefore, I americium resigning today," Reddy told reporters, portion asserting that helium would proceed successful the Congress and stay an MLA.The occurrence marked the archetypal important situation for the Shivakumar-led government, which assumed bureau connected Wednesday.