‘Will take ministerial post when time comes’: Rajanna after resigning from K’taka Cabinet

TUMAKURU: Following his resignation from Ministerial post in Karnataka, Congress leader KN Rajanna on Friday said that he will take back the post when the time comes.

On August 11, KN Rajanna resigned from the Siddaramaiah Cabinet after his allegations on the Karnataka government’s inaction following Rahul Gandhi’s “vote theft” allegations on Election Commission of India and BJP.

Speaking to the reporters in Tumakuru, the former Minister mentioned that CM Siddaramaiah did not know about the issue and tried to convene the Congress party high command which couldn’t happen.

“I will take the Ministerial post when the time comes. The Chief Minister didn’t know about it. He tried to convene the high command, but it didn’t work at that point in time,” he said.

The Congress leader said that following his meeting with party high command, he will come out with “good news”.

“I will go to Delhi after the Assembly session. I will meet Rahul Gandhi and bring the matter to his attention. The high command will take an appropriate decision in the coming days. I’ll meet the high command and come back with good news,” he said.

On August 11, K N Rajanna submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, according to sources from the Chief Minister’s Office. The minister has also sent his resignation to the Governor’s office.

Tumakuru, Karnataka | On his resignation from the cabinet post, KN Rajanna says, “I will take the Ministerial post when the time comes…The Chief Minister didn’t know about it. He tried to convene the high command, but it didn’t work at that point in time… I will go to Delhi… pic.twitter.com/F7u6lKL4th

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On Saturday, Rajanna had, talking to reporters in Tumkuru, asked why Congress leaders “turned a blind eye” to irregularities in voter lists and kept silent when they should have raised objections.

He said, “Look, if we just start talking about such things casually, there will be different opinions. When was the voter list prepared? It was prepared when our own government was in power. At that time, was everyone just sitting quietly with eyes closed? These irregularities did take place — that’s the truth. There is nothing false in this.”

Admitting that the irregularities happened openly, he said, “These irregularities happened right in front of our eyes —we should feel ashamed. We didn’t take care of it at the time. That’s why we must be alert in the future.”

“In Mahadevapura, there was indeed fraud. One person was registered in three different places and voted in all three. But when the draft electoral rolls are being prepared, we have to monitor it, right? When the draft electoral rolls are made, we must file objections —that is our responsibility. At that time, we kept quiet and now we are talking,” Rajanna said.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar dismissed claims by Rajanna. “Mr KN Rajanna is totally at fault. He doesn’t know. My Chief Minister and my party high command will reply to that,” Shivakumar told reporters in Bengaluru on Friday.

Shivakumar further said that the poll body should reply to the objections raised by Gandhi, “Whatever documents the Election Commission is asking, we are not schoolboys to reply to whatever they ask. They are supposed to give us. He has given a representation and they know whatever is wrong. We have asked for some information and records. We have asked officially. At no point of time my leader will take oath or answer to it. He has answered already in public.” (ANI)