Bengaluru, 27 July  

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday accused JD(S) leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy of being solely focused on undermining him politically.

“Kumaraswamy is always thinking about annihilating us. His politics is entirely centred around it. We are not changing Ramanagara’s name, he changed the name illegally when he was in power. The people of Ramanagara district are Bangaloreans and will always remain so,” Shivakumar asserted during a press briefing at Vidhana Soudha.

Referring to the name change of Ramanagara district, Shivakumar stated, “When Kumaraswamy and Deve Gowda came from Hassan, it was Bengaluru. It was Bengaluru even when he became the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister. But Kumaraswamy changed the name of the district when he came to power.”

Shivakumar emphasised that the administrative headquarters would remain in Ramanagara. “We have taken this decision to change the name of the district keeping in mind the future of the people. The people are very happy with the decision,” he said.

Responding to Kumaraswamy’s claim to revert the district's name in 2028, Shivakumar retorted, “Mark my word, he will not become the Chief Minister in 2028 as Congress party will come back to power in the next Assembly election.”