BANGLAORE, DECEMBER 14: Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna would complete his full five-year term in office, AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad announced here today while ruling out any change of guard in this Congress-ruled southern state.``We have learnt lessons from the past and the damage sufferred on account of changing Chief Ministers thrice. The party would not commit that mistake again'', Azad who is also in charge of Karnataka affairs told a press conference here, in the presence of the Chief Minister.Azad said the party in the past could not implement its poll manifesto following change of Chief Ministers.Azad who described Krishna as the ``effective, innovative, well meaning, and honest Chief Minister with modern ideas'' said he was confident that the Chief Minister would steer the state on the path of development,He said the government and the party would work in tandem to honour all the poll promises.Azad said the Congress high command was happy with the performance of the two-month old Krishna ministry in Karnataka.Azad, however, said the party high command would review the performances of its governments, Chief Ministers and ministers.Azad warned partymen that it would not tolerate any indiscipline.He said the Congress was launching its `sankalp yatra' from December 28, coinciding with its foundation day 114 years ago and conclude the yatra on January 30 - the martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi.Replying to a query on whether Krishna would continue as the state unit PCC president, he said he would continue till the organisational elections were over.The state unit at its executive held for the first time after the party romped back to power in the state passed resolutions thanking AICC president Sonia Gandhi for steering the party to power in the state and for contesting from the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency.It also passed a resolution thanking Krishna for piloting the party to an impressive victory.In another resolution, it urged the Centre not to render injustice to the state on the issue of Krishna river water-sharing and evolve national water policy guidelines soon.It also urged the Centre to accord clearance to all the pending irrigation projects submitted by the state.Krishna spikes demandChief Minister Krishna today turned down the demand by opposition parties for a special session of the Karnataka Assembly to debate on the amendments proposed by the government to the Panchayat Raj Act.He told reporters here that the government felt that there was no need for convening a special legislature session, since the amendments would come before the legislatures for ratification. The opposition could then debate on the subject, he said.
