AHINDA urges Rahul Gandhi to confirm Siddaramaiah’s full 5-year CM term

AHINDA organisations here have appealed to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to declare that Siddaramaiah will serve as the chief minister for a full fiveyear termRepresentatives of various AHINDA organisations have launched a campaign here on Wednesday posting letters to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi urging him and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge to intervene immediately to end the speculation over the leadership changeAHINDA Kannada acronym for minorities backward classes and Dalits is a grouping that remains a support base for Siddaramaiah The move comes against the backdrop of speculations about chief minister change in the state when the Congress government reaches the halfway mark of its fiveyear term in NovemberThe Congress party won 135 seats in the 2023 assembly elections under the leadership of Siddaramaiah the unrivaled leader and the strong voice of the oppressed communities and the identity of the AHINDA communities which led to the formation of the Congress party government in Karnataka again AHINDA organisations said in a letter addressed to Rahul GandhiThe huge victory was due to the leadership of the Siddaramaiah and the AHINDA communities voting for the Congress party under his leadership it saidThe Congress partys base in Karnataka is very strong and the main reason for this is the administration of Siddaramaiah his propeople guarantee scheme his love and concern for the AHINDA communities his ideology of social justice his contributions to the welfare of exploited communities and his belief in the principle of equality for all it addedThe AHINDA groups pointed out that Siddaramaiah was elected as the leader of the legislature party in 2023 for five years by the Congress MLAs But the opposition parties such as the BJP are creating confusion among the public through misleading statements that the chief ministers will be changed Some Congress party leaders have also echoed thisThis opposition may hinder the progress of the Congress party The propaganda that Siddaramaiah will be removed from the post of chief minister is impossible for the AHINDA communities to tolerate Therefore we hereby request you and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to immediately intervene and declare that Siddaramaiah will continue as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for a period of five years and clear all the confusionthey said seeking time for a delegation of AHINDA leaders to meet GandhiThere has been speculation within states political circles especially within the ruling Congress for some time now about the chief minister change later this year citing alleged powersharing agreement involving incumbent Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D K Shivakumar Amid speculations Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he would continue in office for the full five year term subject to the Congress high commands decisionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever