Ministry reshuffle in the State has resulted in serious rebellion within the ruling Congress, saysUnion Minister

Union Law and Justice Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda has not ruled out early elections to the Assembly stating that the Ministry reshuffle by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has led to a serious rebellion within the ruling party, and now a chaotic situation prevails in the State.

Blames CM

Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Mr. Sadananda Gowda said that the Chief Minister should have to be blamed for the situation as his dictatorial functioning and the ill advice given by his coterie of advisors was leading the State towards a total collapse of the rule of law.

“Although the BJP was certain of coming back to power in the State on its own, Mr. Siddaramaiah was, through his actions, making it easy for the BJP to make a comeback,” he said.

Mr. Sadananda Gowda said that instability has set in as there was no mutual trust among the Cabinet Ministers with dissident activities in the ruling Congress reaching a peak.

Asked about the statement of the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K.S. Eashwarappa expressing reservation about the recent appointment of party office-bearers at the district-level and stating that these appointments were made without consulting the core committee, Mr. Sadananda Gowda termed it a minor rumbling and said that it would be better for party leaders to voice their grievances within the party forums instead of voicing them in public.

To a question on the demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Siddaganga seer Sri Shivakumar Swamiji, the Union Minister said that he was in full favour of conferring the honour on the swamiji.