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Kalaburagi removes 9-foot Siddaramaiah statue before CM visit
The Indian Express··17 Sept
A nine-foot statue of former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah was installed overnight in Kalaburagi. It stood on the route Chief Minister D K Shivakumar was due to take. Kalaburagi City Corporation officials, with police help, removed it by Thursday morning for lack of permission. The episode follows factional tensions in the state Congress since the June change of guard.
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What It Means For You
- Shivakumar was touring Kalaburagi to launch projects for the Kalyana Karnataka Utsav.
- The statue stood near a junction earlier named Siddaramaiah Circle.
- Supporters installed it late Wednesday without prior permission, the report said.
What's Happening
- Differences over Cabinet induction have surfaced since Shivakumar became chief minister in June.
- Karnataka Congress chief B K Hariprasad and Shivakumar have clashed over posts and invitations.
- Hariprasad was reportedly not invited to a 100-days event on September 10.
Other Fault Lines
- Enforcement Directorate raids on Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi added to party concern.
- BJP state president B Y Vijayendra called Congress a divided house; Hariprasad replied on Thursday.
- Congress leaders said Siddaramaiah's influence is expected to diminish but remains significant.
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