‘It is true that I and Satish Jarkiholi met, we are colleagues, don’t portray us as enemies’: DCM Shivakumar

BENGALURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday confirmed his meeting with Minister Satish Jarkiholi at a wedding on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters at Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB)’s new office building at Gandhinagar in the city, he said, “It is true that Satish Jarkiholi and I met at a wedding on Thursday evening. We discussed the state and the party. We are colleagues. Why do you paint us as enemies?”

Asked about the meeting, he said, “We may be in the Cabinet meeting together in the afternoon and then meet for dinner in the evening, or may meet for breakfast in the morning. Friendships and bonding are common in politics”.

ಇಂದು ಗಾಂಧಿನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶಾಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಚೇರಿಯ ನೂತನ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೃಹತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಧ್ಯಮ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಎಂ.ಬಿ. ಪಾಟೀಲ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿರಿಯ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಶಾಸಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಆರ್‌.ವಿ.ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆ ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಂಡು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಕ್ರಾಂತಿಗೆ ನೂತನ ಕಚೇರಿಯು… pic.twitter.com/uZ3U4CrJ3u

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“I spoke to M B Patil for about an hour. We discussed several aspects of how to attract investors and competition from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Telangana is also holding a global summit soon. We discussed how to compete at the global level. It is natural for Cabinet colleagues to discuss the state’s progress”, Shivakumar explained.

Speaking about KIADB’s new office, he said, “We need to respect those who do business in Karnataka. The new KIADB building has been built to help clear files quickly. They were in a rented building, and it has been moved to its own building now”.

Asked about R Ashok’s statement on the corruption report by Upa Lokayukta, Shivakumar said, “Ashoka doesn’t seem to know whose report it is. Let him first understand when that report was released and then raise it in the Assembly. We will reply to him”.

When reporters asked if a date has been finalised for the all-party meet at Delhi, he said, “It is yet to be finalised. Union Ministers are saying they are tied up with the Parliament session; hence, we have postponed the meeting scheduled for December 8. We will figure out a suitable time”. (ANI)