Bengaluru, Aug 12: Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi has reportedly warned former chief minister Siddaramaiah against destabilising the Congress-JD(S) coalition government headed by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy in Karnataka.
According to media reports Rahul has also advised Siddaramaiah to take precautions while holding meetings with ministers and Congress MLAs and make sure that it does not give an impression that he is trying to encourage dissident activities.
Siddaramaiah, who was in New Delhi recently to attend the Congress Working Committee meeting, was also told to extend full co-operation for the smooth functioning of the government so that Kumaraswamy discharge his responsibilities as the CM.
The Congress top leadership’s instructions to Siddaramaiah gains significance as the former chief minister had openly expressed unhappiness over the functioning of the coalition government. His back-to-back dinner meetings with ministers and close confidants also triggered speculation of possible dissident activities.
The party national president also instructed Siddaramaiah, who is the chairman of the co-ordination committee, that any issues with the government should be resolved amicably through talks and not by going to the media. A similar message was given to newly appointed Pradesh Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Eshwar Khandre, sources said.
Rahul also recently told some prominent state leaders that the onus on running the coalition government is on the Congress “since we gave unconditional support”.
Since this decision was taken at the highest level of the party to prevent the BJP from forming the government, nobody in the state unit should question this or disrupt this move, said a senior leader.
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