Bengaluru, May 15: Sending a message to Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, Congress veteran Mallikarjun Kharge has said the party will face the 2018 Assembly elections under a collective leadership.
Kharge’s statements come at a time when Siddaramaiah has been repeatedly stating that the 2018 elections will be fought under his leadership.
Siddaramaiah had reiterated the statement at a press conference to mark the completion of the fourth year of his government last week. Siddaramaiah, however, retracted another statement that he will continue as chief minister for a second term.
On?his name doing the rounds for the post of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)?president, Kharge said, “I?have neither applied for the post nor have I sought it. It is for the high command to
decide.”
He said unlike the BJP, there is internal democracy in the Congress. “In the BJP, everything is decided by Narendra Modi. The Congress has a high command to decide all party issues,” he said.
Kharge said there has been no peace in the country since NDA?came to power at the Centre. While crude oil prices have fallen in the international market, the Centre has not reduced the prices of petrol and diesel, he added.
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