Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated his role in appointing G Parameshwara as Deputy Chief Minister
Speaking at a seminar on internal reservation organised by the Social Justice and Internal Reservation Struggle Committee, Siddaramaiah said there had initially been discussions about appointing four or five deputy chief ministers before he pushed for giving the opportunity to Parameshwara. Who said one person should be given the opportunity?” he said. The provision was challenged in court but ultimately upheld, he said. I have never compromised on this issue in the past and will never compromise in the future,” he said.
“Do you know who made G Parameshwara Deputy CM in the present government? They were thinking of making four or five people Deputy CMs. Siddaramaiah also highlighted his government’s decision to introduce reservation in promotions, claiming Karnataka was the only state to have implemented such a provision. “I am not the head of the government now; I have no power in my hands. But I am a person who is for internal reservation, for the reservation system, for social justice.
BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday claimed he had played a key role in making senior Congress leader G Parameshwara the deputy chief minister in the present state government, while reaffirming his commitment to internal reservation and social justice.
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Senior Congress leader G Parameshwara had taken oath as deputy chief minister as part of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s Cabinet.