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Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jun 21: In a sharp rejoinder to former minister and BJP MLC C P Yogeshwar’s statement that contesting in Channapatna assembly by-poll will be the end of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s political career, the latter said it is only the people who have the power to decide his political future.
Speaking to media persons after participating in the International Yoga Day celebration in Vidhana Soudha on Thursday, he said Yogeshwar cannot decide or predict the end of my political career but it is only the people, who can decide his future.
"People are my strength and only they can decide my political future. I belong to Ramanagar district and I am indebted to them. I have asked the people to give me their support and they will decide,” he said.
Asked about BJP leader Suresh Kumar's statement that he was wasting national wealth by contesting in a by-election when he is already an MLA from Kanakapura, he said, "Why will by-elections be held in Kanakapura if by-elections are held in Channapatna? I have a responsibility as the President of the KPCC. I will fight the election together with Siddaramaiah."
“Didn’t Prime Minister Narendra Modi contesting in two parliamentary constituencies leading to one by-election in Gandhinagar? Didn’t BJP field V Somanna and R Ashok from two assembly constituencies in 2023? The BJP conveniently forgets what they did,” he said.