‘Will accept resignations in minutes’: Shivakumar’s tough stance on threats over Cabinet berths

Undeterred by threats of resignation by a few MLAs over their non-inclusion in the state Cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would accept their resignations within minutes.

Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said tendering resignation was part of politics. “Nobody can stop them,” he said, adding that the legislators can secure their future only in the Congress.

Recalling that he, too, was not left out of the Dharam Singh Cabinet and later during the initial days of Siddaramaiah’s first term. Dy CM G Parameshwara too faced a similar situation, he said.

“Patience is required at this time. Party is important. If anyone resigns, I will accept it within a few minutes,” he said.