Bengaluru, 27 Oct

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said there is no indication from the Congress High Command regarding the Cabinet reshuffle or leadership change in the State.

“I’m not aware of anything. We cannot speak about the High Command’s decision. Let’s wait and see what they decide. Unnecessarily making statements before the media will lead to further confusion. Has anyone from the High Command spoken on this till now? We don’t have any information from the High Command,” Parameshwara said. “If there is any information from the High Command regarding the Cabinet reshuffle or leadership change, we can react.”

Amid calls for a “Dalit Chief Minister” with senior leader and Minister KH Muniyappa as CM, he said he welcomes if it happens, as he too belongs to the same oppressed community, but ultimately the High Command has to decide on the matter.

Parameshwara said, “Muniyappa was a seven times MP, it is not a normal thing. He is senior, he was a minister at the Centre. He is now minister in the State. He is capable and has the eligibility. What’s wrong with that (him becoming CM)? I will be happy if Muniyappa is made the CM. We belong to the same community. We will be happy that the community has got an opportunity. The community that faced oppression for a long, if someone from that community heads the administration, won’t we be happy?