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A political power struggle is intensifying within the Karnataka Congress, focusing on a leadership crisis between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
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00:00Hello and welcome. Good evening. You're watching Super 6 here on India Today. I'm Akshita Nandakopala.
00:23For the next one hour, I'll be getting you all the updates coming in from the state of Karnataka.
00:29And there have been a whole lot of political updates. We've been tracking for the last many days what's been happening between the two gentlemen on your screens, between Sidra Maya and D.K. Shivkumar.
00:40D.K. Shivkumar continues his power games unabated because the high command is yet to step in.
00:46The chief minister seesaw is what we're calling it. And today we also had information that Rahul Gandhi, stepping in in this matter, has so far refused to have a conversation with D.K. Shivkumar,
00:57saying he'll speak to him soon while reportedly being miffed with Sidra Maya for suggesting that there's no question of any sort of rotational CM formula that's been decided by the high command.
01:09So what's going to happen in the days to come? Today, clearly, there's a message of unity that's coming in from the Karnataka Congress.
01:14But all that is just in front of the public eye. Behind the scenes, the meetings, the camps, the factions, all of that has been formed.
01:22We'll get you all of those details, the latest updates coming your way.
01:26I'm Akshita Nanda Gopal. Here are the top 10 headlines of the day.
01:28As India celebrates the 76th Constitution Day, President Murmur unveiled the Constitution in nine languages.
01:37Prime Minister Modi paid tribute to the framers of the Samvidan and called on citizens to strengthen constitutional values.
01:44Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banuji, on the other hand, pledged to safeguard the Constitution.
01:49The Redford blast probe is deepened, with the NIA shifting focus to the Alphala University and arresting a ward boy for allegedly providing safe house support to blast mastermind Dr. Umar.
02:03Investigators say he aided with shelter and communication.
02:06Deleted chats of suspect Adil show repeated salary requests, which the NIA believes may have been coded fund demands.
02:14Are we looking at the grand finale of the Karnataka Game of Thrones soon?
02:22Congress has acknowledged the crisis for the first time.
02:24Malikar Junkarge says Sonia and Rahul will resolve the issue soon.
02:28Sources indicate the suspense could end by December 1st.
02:31D.K. Shiv Kumar insists the party is united.
02:36As Delhi battles severe air pollution, it's the same story every year.
02:40The CJI, Surya Khan, has expressed concern, saying he faced breathing problems during his regular walk.
02:46He's also suggested moving Supreme Court hearings to a virtual mode.
02:50It's not just Delhi, unfortunately, but Mumbai that's also struggling with high pollution levels.
02:57A controversy has erupted over Telangana government's Deeksha diktat.
03:00The Telangana government issued strict guidelines, prohibiting personnel from observing religious practices,
03:05such as the Ayapa Deeksha, before visiting Shabrimala while being on duty.
03:09This move drew criticism from the BJP and the IRS.
03:15In a shocking incident from Haryana, there were two incidents of teenage basketball players dying in separate accidents involving unstable basketball poles,
03:23raising concerns about the state's sports infrastructure.
03:26Footage of one of those incidents there, absolute freak accident.
03:30Influencer and content creator, Ori, has appeared before the Mumbai Police Crime Branch in connection with a 252 crore drug case.
03:41Earlier, Shraddha Kapoor's brother, Siddhant, too, was questioned in the same case.
03:44Is former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dead?
03:50Fear and speculation mount after sisters alleged that they've not met him for days.
03:55The Pakistan government has reportedly imposed an undeclared ban on meetings with Imran Khan for over a month.
04:00A massive fire was reported in Hong Kong.
04:05A high-rise residential tower in Taipo district caught fire, sending plumes of thick grey smoke into the sky.
04:11Emergency services battled the blaze as many people were reportedly trapped inside.
04:17Four have been confirmed dead.
04:19That number could go up.
04:20And humiliated and humbled, Team India loses second test to South Africa by 408 runs.
04:29Their biggest defeat, India whitewashed in the two-match series.
04:32Gautam Kambir puts honours on players for home series defeat.
04:36Asserts BCCI to decide if he should continue as the coach.
04:39And let's begin with a later statement coming in from the Congress Chief Malikarjun Kargay,
04:51who was asked previously about the power tussle in Karnataka and said the high command will decide.
04:57Leading to questions about who is the high command if not for the Congress President himself.
05:02Kargay now has again said the high command will resolve the issue soon.
05:07And then later clarified that this means that he along with the Gandhis will come together to resolve this issue.
05:15Kargay has confirmed that they will ensure the mediation that is required is given.
05:19The question of course that's been asked is one, where's the rest of the high command?
05:23Malikarjun Kargay constantly says the high command will decide.
05:26We don't know what's really happened on that front.
05:28Secondly, when will this mediation happen?
05:31It's been days now that we've been seeing this kind of bickering.
05:34There's been days that we've been seeing these power games.
05:37So far, there's been no mediation.
05:39We've been seeing these power games.
05:42We've been seeing these power games.
05:44Look, the government can say what's really doing.
05:46People can say there.
05:48But my question is that we will hear these problems.
05:53We are the high command.
05:58You think by now, the high command here, including Mr. Kargay himself, would have pressed the panic button, would have found the need to intervene.
06:17And ensure that this issue is resolved at the earliest.
06:18It's not the best look for the Congress that you have your senior most faces in the Karnataka Congress squaring off against each other.
06:24But there have been a whole lot of developments.
06:25The Congress, for the first time, has openly admitted that all is not well in its Karnataka unit.
06:29So believe it or not, while all of this has been playing out, they've been claiming all is well so far.
06:31Finally, now recognizing that there is an issue that needs to be addressed.
06:33Now, Chief Minister Sidramaya says very clearly the high command will resolve the issue, saying that Gandhis will have the final say on the issue of the country.
06:38And it's a very important issue.
06:39And it's not the best look for the Congress that you have seen the most faces in the Karnataka Congress squaring off against each other.
06:42But there have been a whole lot of developments.
06:43The Congress, for the first time, has openly admitted that all is not well in its Karnataka unit.
06:46So believe it or not, while all of this has been playing out, they've been claiming all is well so far.
06:50Finally, now recognizing that there is an issue that needs to be addressed.
06:54Now, Chief Minister Sidramaya says very clearly the high command will resolve the issue, saying that Gandhis will have the final say on the issue.
07:00But the high command hasn't taken any decision.
07:04And we're hearing from our sources that they could take a decision by December 1st.
07:09That's just a few days from now.
07:11Well, there's a new twist every day.
07:13Honestly, every hour, you've got statements coming in.
07:16You've got, clearly, camps that have been set up.
07:18Factualism that's hit the Karnataka Congress.
07:21And it all comes down to one question.
07:24When will the high command choose to intervene?
07:27When will the high command choose to put an end to all of this drama, honestly, playing out in Bengaluru?
07:39After months of silence, the Congress high command seems to have finally woken up to the political crisis looming in Karnataka.
07:46And the tremors are being felt straight from Delhi to Bengaluru.
07:50We will hear from such issues.
07:54We are the high command people.
07:57We are the high command.
07:59We are Rahul Ji.
08:02Our Neda Suresh Neda Sonia Gandhi Ji.
08:07What's going on with the money?
08:08What's going on with the money?
08:09What's going on with the money?
08:10What's going on with the money?
08:11What's going on with the money?
08:12What's going on with the money?
08:13We will give them.
08:16On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi held a crucial meeting with Karnataka Minister Priyank Khadge in the national capital.
08:23Sources tell India today that Rahul Gandhi discussed the power transfer deal, the possible cabinet reshuffle and the public war of words unleashed by senior Congress leaders.
08:32Sources say Rahul Gandhi is miffed with Chief Minister Sidramaya for publicly rejecting any power-sharing formula.
08:41He reportedly told Priyank that Sidramaya should not have denied it in public.
08:47I command to the high command to the high command to the high command to the high command.
08:56And from there, the drama has only intensified.
08:59The moment Priyank Khadge landed in Bengaluru, he received a call from the Chief Minister's office, summoning him to the Shakti Bhavan.
09:08He briefed Chief Minister Sidramaya before rushing to meet Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his residence.
09:14Sources say Rahul's biggest concern is vote bank stability, as he does not want any leadership transition to split key social groups.
09:23To avoid this, the party is exploring a formula.
09:27If D.K. Shivakumar is elevated to Chief Minister, then the KBCC Chief's post and Deputy Chief Minister's slot may go to leaders from the OBC and SCST communities to maintain balance.
09:39But here's the twist. As per insiders, D.K. Shivakumar has been literally put on hold by the high command.
09:47After months of lobbying, repeated messages from Shivakumar, came Rahul Gandhi's terse reply.
09:54Please wait, I will call back.
09:56Shivakumar is now likely to fly to Delhi on Saturday.
09:59He has sought an appointment with Sonia Gandhi, though he remained tight-lipped about the meeting.
10:05Still it has not been whatever the party high command does.
10:11Myself and Sidramaya, we are there to adhere by it and we will go by it.
10:15And now the biggest question of all.
10:18With an AICC decision expected before the December 1 Parliament session,
10:23is Chief Minister Sidramaya heading towards his political endgame?
10:26The Karnataka Chief Minister race has just turned explosive and the countdown has begun.
10:33With Sager Raj in Bengaluru, Bureau Report, India Today.
10:39So why is the high command having such a hard time?
10:42Is it just indecisiveness or are they actually divided on who should be the Chief Minister of Karnataka?
10:49Let's break it down for you.
10:50Now, who is the high command of the Congress?
10:51First, of course, as much as Mr. Karge says he is not it, he is very much a part of the high command,
10:56considering he is the Congress President.
10:58He is undecided and many believe that he wants the CM role for himself.
11:02So, between the Sidramaya and DK Shivakumar battle, there is also this whole other angle,
11:07which is that perhaps Karge himself is eyeing the CM throne.
11:10Sonia Gandhi is known, of course, to openly favour DK Shivakumar.
11:15Reportedly, even previously when all of this rotational CM formula came up,
11:20reportedly it was Sonia Gandhi who stepped in and reassured DK Shivakumar
11:23that in two and a half years he will be made the Chief Minister.
11:26He is known, of course, to be at her beck and call and has stepped in ensuring that he is firefighting
11:32several other crises for the Congress whenever Sonia Gandhi has asked him to do so.
11:36What about Rahul Gandhi? Reportedly prefers Sidramaya.
11:40So, while DK Shivakumar is favoured by Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi believes stability is the way to go,
11:45that Sidramaya has been the Chief Minister, is a veteran leader.
11:48Stick to that formula. This is where there is a bit of a divide.
11:51And so, there are questions about whether that's what's led to the delay
11:54in actually taking a decision by the high command.
11:57Let me bring in on this broadcast Nagachan Dwarkanak joining us live from Bengaluru.
12:01We have Rahul Gautam joining us from Delhi to tell us what the high command is actually up to.
12:05Naga, I'll begin with you on the information that you got us earlier today,
12:10that Rahul Gandhi at this point hasn't spoken really to DK Shivakumar.
12:15DK Shivakumar reportedly has tried to reach him several times.
12:18Rahul Gandhi responded, wait, I will call you.
12:21Has there been any communication at all between the Gandhis and Sidramaya or Shivakumar?
12:26Absolutely, no. In fact, the only communication for Sidramaya is through the Congress President Malik Arjun Kharge
12:35when they had a 90-minute meeting just few days ago and Kharge heard the Chief Minister completely as to what his version of the story is
12:42and said that he'll have to be patient till the high command gets back to him.
12:45While DK Shivakumar has already met Malik Arjun Kharge, but he wanted to have a word with Rahul Gandhi.
12:51He knows without Rahul Gandhi putting or blessing him and putting his hand on his shoulder, things would not change for DK Shivakumar.
12:59He knows that one big support or endorsement that he needs within the whole Congress setup is of Rahul Gandhi
13:05and hence he's tried to reach out to Rahul Gandhi several times in the last seven to five days is what we are told.
13:11He has sent messengers to meet him, he's made phone calls, he's sent WhatsApp texts, SMS,
13:16every way that could reach out to Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar has reached out is what we are told.
13:21And finally, he has a message saying that I will call you soon.
13:24One can interpret, either it can be a phone call or I will call you soon to Delhi, that's left for interpretation.
13:30But DK Shivakumar has got a ray of hope after he saw that message.
13:35Okay, ray of hope, sure, but there's still no appointment in Delhi.
13:39We know that DK Shivakumar has been actively seeking it.
13:41At this point, he doesn't really have a date fixed with the high command for a meeting.
13:47You can read that however you will. Rahul Gautam is joining us also live from Delhi.
13:51Rahul, what's taking so long?
13:52Why is the high command struggling to take a decision?
13:55Today you have Malik Arjun Kharge saying we will mediate soon.
13:59This should have been done days ago to avoid what we are seeing right now.
14:03Akshita, obviously this is not an easy decision for Gandhis or for high command to make because
14:14of the fact that Congress has governments only in three states, including Karnataka.
14:19And in fact, we all know that how both Chief Minister Sidra Ramayya and Deputy Chief Minister,
14:24Mr. DK Shivakumar, they both come with their own pros and cons.
14:28Both have their own merits and demerits.
14:30On one hand, you have Sidra Ramayya who enjoys a lot of support from ST, ST, OBC, minorities,
14:39something which is called as Ahinda in Karnataka politics.
14:41And then you have Mr. DK Shivakumar who is seen as one of the biggest troubleshooters as far as Congress is concerned.
14:47Somebody who has shown his election management skills in the last assembly polls.
14:54And we all know that how there are MLAs close to these two leaders who are trying to lobby for their leader.
15:03But given the fact that the Gandhis, Malik Arjun Kharge, they all are not on the same page.
15:09And that's why this is taking so long. You rightly mentioned that Mr. Rahul Gandhi is one,
15:16who is going to take the final call given the fact that we have seen in past also that Sonia Gandhi
15:22has not been intervening much in the party politics.
15:26Malik Arjun Kharge, somebody who comes from Karnataka only,
15:30is also does not want to be seen as a party to this political drama which is unfolding in Karnataka.
15:37But it's a very difficult situation because Congress would not want to mess up another state,
15:42you know, like it had happened in Rajasthan, in Chhattisgarh,
15:47and therefore they are, you know, calculating their each and every move.
15:50But there are so many lessons, you know, Rahul, the examples that you've given us, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh,
15:55they should have learnt their lesson from those, leave those, you know,
15:58please learn lessons from what's happened in Bihar, from the poor performance of the Congress,
16:02that they need to get their act together in the states where they hold a clout,
16:05where they have some influence. Not happened so far.
16:08I'll request Nagarjun to stay on with us.
16:10I'd like to thank Rahul Gautam for joining us with those updates.
16:13Naga, stay on with us, please. I just want to also play out for our viewers
16:16what D.K. Shiv Kumar had to say today. He had an exclusive conversation with my colleague,
16:21Sagai, who's also going to be joining us on this broadcast.
16:23Listen in to what D.K. Shiv Kumar said.
16:27There are changing political weather in favour of you, sir. How do you see this?
16:32No, I'm not worried. There is definitely a change of political weather in Karnataka,
16:40Congress party, because Congress government in Karnataka has done a very good performance
16:45for the last two and a half years. The BJP is rattled here. We all are united. We have 140 MLS here.
16:55We are working together. We will work together. That is why all the ministers are giving a – we are working out a new programme,
17:03because we have to set a new narrative also for the national level. I am discussing with all our senior colleagues also who have been working with us.
17:14As you rightly said, of course, Satish Jarkivul is a good friend of mine. And he was my working president. I have met senior – very senior leaders.
17:25A couple of days, what with the future course of plan of action, because my responsibility is still there, being the party president and the deputy chief minister of the state.
17:35So I think we will all work together. And we want 28 and 29 both keeping in mind. The social fabric of the party should be intacted. And we should come back.
17:48Will that be in your leadership? What we get to learn through AICC leaders is that everybody is in favour of power change in the state of Karnataka.
17:56From Gandhi to Mallika Junkarge and General Secretary Randeep Surjewala, sir. They wanted you to be the next chief minister of Karnataka.
18:03And they are also calculating the caste votes in the state of Karnataka to ensure that the other caste people – OBC, SC, ST – should also be on board.
18:13No, I don't know. I don't want to comment on that. I don't want issue. I don't know what the high command is thinking or what is it.
18:22I believe that we should be in a collective leadership. I believe there should be a collective leadership.
18:30The Congress party's basic principle is to take every section of the society together. We are always on that formula. We will go through that. And we don't mix with our ideology. Our ideology is very perfect. We take every section of the society together and we will do that.
18:48Sir, if there is a change of power in the state, it will be only DK Shukumar, nobody else. No other leaders are in the race according to AICC sources.
18:55Still, still it has not been whatever the party high command tells, myself and Sidra Maya, we are there to adhere by it. And we will go by it.
19:04Will you be flying to Delhi, sir, anytime soon? No, see, tomorrow I have a cabinet meeting. Tomorrow I have a cabinet meeting.
19:11Day after tomorrow, you know, Srimadindra Gandhi has given us Anganwadi program. A massive woman organization will be, has been arranged here. So after that, I don't know, let me see.
19:23Maybe 28th or 29th, you might be fine.
19:26There are a lot of issues because we want to finalize our MNC candidates also and have to finalize the date of the 100 Congress governments of Karnataka before the Parliament session starts on Saturday or Sunday.
19:41I think that I may go and discuss. Apart from that, I don't have any other political agenda.
19:46So DK Shukumar playing it very smart. To every question he says, we are united, the high command will decide.
19:53But there are two camps now very clearly within the Karnataka Congress. You've got a DK Shukumar camp and you've got a Sidra Maya camp.
20:01There are around 10 MLAs from DK Shukumar's camp who've been camping in Delhi, reportedly pressing for a change in chief minister wanting a meeting with the Gandhis.
20:11Now, Sidra Maya and Shukumar refrain from making any clear statement. And you heard that from DK Shukumar as well.
20:16But sources say that right now the party is in a state of high alert. The high command is monitoring the situation.
20:22It's also importantly about who has how many on their side. And that's why you're seeing all of these power games, these flexes currently.
20:29The Karnataka CM Naataka has now peaked with a possible end to the drama soon.
20:47India today exclusively spoke to Deputy CM DK Shukumar, who insisted both he and CM Sidra Maya will abide by the high command's decision on CM Post.
20:59I don't know what the high command is thinking or what is it. I believe that we should be in a collective leadership.
21:11Whatever the party high command tells, myself and Sidra Maya, we are there to adhere by it.
21:16Shivakumar claimed that all party MLAs are united.
21:23There is definitely a change of political weather in Karnataka. The BJP is rattled here.
21:30We all are united. We have 140 MLA's here. We are working together.
21:37MLAs from both Shivakumar's camp and Sidra Maya's camp are rooting for their leaders.
21:43Shivakumar's supporters claim he will ultimately take over as Chief Minister.
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22:16A few of Shivakumar's supporters offered prayers at a temple for the deputy CEO.
22:26Some ministers in the Siddharamaya government have come out in his support.
22:46A few MLAs played down the tussle over CNPost.
23:16Meanwhile, Malikarjun Kharge and G. Parmeshwara are also being pitched as next CM by some party leaders.
23:27In Tumakuru, supporters of G. Parmeshwara shouted slogans in his support.
23:46A leadership storm is brewing in Karnataka Congress, with Shivakumar loyalists camping in Delhi to push for a mid-term power shift, despite public denials from both leaders.
23:59As the high command weighs its options, the reported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing pact has reignited a tug-of-war between Siddharamaya and Shivakumar.
24:10Sources say the high command could take a decision by December 1.
24:15The day Parliament's winter session begins.
24:21The Siddharamaya camp MLAs demand that they should go for fresh election and dissolve the government instead of change of the guard in the state.
24:31However, the ball is in the court of high command.
24:34High command should take a final decision much before everything goes out of control.
24:40With the radio journalist Madhu Sagairaj, reporting for India Today, Bengaluru.
24:45Okay, so a lot of questions about what's really going to happen in the coming days in Karnataka.
24:51I want to bring in now on this broadcast our panelists joining us.
24:55We've got Dr. Sudha Halkai, spokesperson of the Karnataka BJP.
24:58We have Sanjay Jha, political analyst and commentator.
25:01Mr. R. K. Upadhyay, senior journalist, will also be joining us shortly.
25:05My colleague Nagarjun remains with us to get us all of those updates from Karnataka.
25:09But Mr. Sanjay Jha, I'd like to begin with you.
25:11This is in great optics for the Congress and the high command at this point has failed to crack down.
25:18Even today we hear from Mr. Kharge when he says that, look, we will mediate very soon.
25:23Shouldn't this have happened sooner?
25:25Shouldn't they have, you know, nipped this in the bud?
25:27I will agree with you completely.
25:30The past experience of the way the Congress has basically shot itself in the foot in both Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is for all to see.
25:43And these were all states where the Congress was the formidable frontrunner and paid a huge price electorally for not managing its own internal challenges.
25:53Now, there is nothing wrong at all with politicians having ambition.
25:57And I think we need to respect that.
26:00I'm aware of what's going on in Karnataka.
26:03And my personal take, and I've been very public about it, that Mr. Siddharamaya has done a great job.
26:09He's got a fantastic track record.
26:12But DK Shiv Kumar has to be seen as the future of the Congress Party, not just because of his age, etc.
26:18I think he's been a great man at the ground level.
26:22And probably understandable if he's been given any assurance.
26:27Although these things, please remember, are always talked behind closed doors.
26:31But I believe if DK Shiv Kumar is the future and Mr. Siddharamaya has said that this is his last term,
26:36I really don't see any reason why the Congress Party is taking any time in putting this entire issue to rest.
26:42Why do you think it's so difficult for the high command to take a pick right now, Mr. Sanjay Jha?
26:46Well, you know, I do believe that to some extent it's been inherent in the Congress culture.
26:53It's odd, but I think the party needs to move with the times.
26:58It's odd because there is this whole concept of how are we going to change and, you know, we need deliberations.
27:06And there are conversations.
27:07There are too many layers.
27:08You don't need them.
27:09Actually, the top leadership, whoever they are, in this case, it should be ideally Mr. Kharge himself,
27:14should just kind of take the call, take the decision, get the two people together.
27:18They are mature politicians.
27:20They are veterans.
27:20They all have done well collectively to defeat the BJP.
27:24Call them together.
27:25Take the decision.
27:26Move on.
27:27You just take the call.
27:28That's how it's done.
27:28Mr. R.K. Upadhyaya, you know, you were with us a couple of days ago.
27:34I'm not surprised at all that, you know, you're joining us again on a day when pretty much nothing's changed,
27:39when we're going to be asking the same question of why the high command hasn't taken a pick.
27:44Sanjay Jha believes that, look, you have to give D.K.
27:47Shuf Kumar his due.
27:48Go ahead and make that change.
27:49Make him the chief minister.
27:50What do you think, Mr. Upadhyaya, is the smartest thing for the Congress to do right now?
27:53Well, I think Shuf Kumar is forcing them to do something because only yesterday, you know,
28:00remember after dodging for months together, Sidramaya said high command has to step up
28:06and take a decision, clear the conclusion.
28:09He's always been saying that I'm there for another six, you know, for the five years.
28:13There's no vacancy and all that.
28:15So finally, it has got to him as well.
28:17The heat has got to him and he says the high command should step in.
28:20So, which means that, you know, Shuf Kumar's strategy of pushing the high command,
28:24pushing everybody in the party, he's working.
28:27Now that there is talk of, you know, high command calling both of them to Delhi
28:31for a talk on the 28th or 29th, which there is no, I mean, no confirmation has yet.
28:36And they say that once Mr. Sonia Gandhi reaches Delhi, things will be known.
28:41So, we don't even know where Sonia Gandhi is.
28:43If she's reaching Delhi, where is she right now?
28:46And nobody knows where, you know, Rahul Gandhi, why he's not meeting them.
28:50And only yesterday, finally, I think he made a text message to, you know, Shuf Kumar.
28:56He has been, you know, trying to meet him.
28:58When he went to Delhi, he didn't get an appointment.
29:00And then, since then, he has been texting him, asking him for an appointment.
29:03Finally, he said, please wait, I'll call you.
29:06We don't know when that call will come through.
29:08So, I don't think this dodging is going to help the Congress I command anymore.
29:12And these two people have to be called for a meeting.
29:15And then, you know, some kind of a solution has to be arrived at.
29:19Time has come for the high command to arrive at a solution.
29:22Otherwise, you know, this drift will definitely ruin the Congress party in Kannada.
29:26It's not a good look.
29:27And that's exactly what I started off saying, that this isn't the best look for the Congress.
29:31That they're being indecisive over something like this.
29:33So, a leadership in a state that they've got with them in their pocket.
29:36But if anyone's rubbing their hands in glee right now, it's the BJP.
29:40And Dr. Sudha Halkai is with us on this broadcast.
29:43Ma'am, what do you make of what's happening right now?
29:45The BJP has been constantly saying, you know, take a pick.
29:48And we've all been seeing the AI videos that you've been putting out over this.
29:53Yeah, very good evening.
29:54I must say, this is a very bad state of affairs for Karnataka.
29:57And Karnataka has seen the darkest days in the history of Karnataka.
30:01See, whosoever comes, what difference is this going to make?
30:03Because we know the ideology of the Congress is only looting and vote-bank politics.
30:07And that is what is going to happen.
30:09It is like, you know, there's a saying in Karnataka,
30:11that means they're going to lift it from the fire and put it in a hot pan, that's it.
30:16And Bade Miya So Bade Miya, Chote Miya Subhanallah.
30:19So, Sidra Sidra Maya, along with his cabinet members also,
30:22they have looted the exchequer of the Karnataka state.
30:24And they've acted as an etiom.
30:25What our Honourable Home Minister, Mr. Amit Shahji, had told
30:29before the Lok Sabha elections in the India Today Consulate only,
30:32that this is going to be an ATM sarkara.
30:34And they have absolutely proved this.
30:36And because of that, they have been doing so much of appeasement politics
30:39that even in the Parapanahagrahara,
30:42the criminals, the most wanted terrorists,
30:45are giving a paradise welcome.
30:48And, you know, they're giving a five-star facility.
30:50They're being given the serial rapists and the murderers.
30:54They're being given the five-star facilities.
30:57They're applying bread to the, butter to their bread
31:00and putting the wine in their glasses,
31:01adding to the music for their dances and whatnot.
31:04And now, Mr. D.K. Shukumar has gone and met
31:06two of the Congress MLS over there
31:08to get the signatures and approval for his CM.
31:11Look, in any circumstance, in any circumstance,
31:13you'll see most parties saying this is an internal issue.
31:16And we've heard that from your party, from the BJP too.
31:19But there's one issue that the BJP is constantly raising,
31:21which I want Nagarjan to set the record straight on.
31:23And this is a very worrying aspect of it.
31:26That in this power tussle, Naga,
31:28is governance, is administration in Karnataka taking a hit?
31:35Well, that's absolutely true.
31:36That's in fact what the Chief Minister argument was
31:39in front of Karge, saying that administration is taking a backseat.
31:42The whole system and MLS are talking about
31:45how there's a change of guard within the Karnataka Congress.
31:48And hence, the bureaucracy also takes a complacent attitude.
31:52They go back in a laid-back attitude
31:54because they are waiting to see that
31:56if the Chief Minister is being changed,
31:58then why should I listen to this person's order?
32:00I'd rather listen to someone else coming in
32:02in the next few weeks or next few months.
32:04And that's the status of governance in Karnataka.
32:06The Chief Minister himself,
32:08in front of Malik Arjun Karge,
32:09has agreed that as soon as possible,
32:11this whole chaos of the crisis needs to be sorted out
32:14because administration is taking a backseat
32:16and BJP, time and again as an opposition party,
32:19is pointing fingers at administration
32:21and entering an assembly session in December 1st week.
32:24The opposition, of course, would tag on to this
32:26whole optics of administration taking backseat
32:29and politics taking the front seat for the Congress government.
32:31It's unfortunate in that case that, you know,
32:34because of this kind of politics,
32:35this factualism, governance is also taking a hit.
32:38And from what Naga tells us,
32:39it's the Chief Minister himself who's highlighted that.
32:41Mr. Sanjay Judge,
32:42just getting back to what you mentioned
32:43about how you believe that D.K. Shufkumar
32:46should be made the Chief Minister now
32:48because, you know, that assurance was given to him.
32:50I'll just flip that around and ask you,
32:52considering Sidra Maya is a veteran leader,
32:54considering he is a recognised OBC leader,
32:57can the Congress actually go ahead
32:59and pick a D.K. Shufkumar?
33:01Most of the MLAs are clearly on Sidra Maya's side too.
33:05It's always a tough choice, right?
33:07Politics is about taking hard decisions.
33:09But remember here that D.K. Shufkumar
33:12is somebody who's been a troubleshooter
33:15for the Congress party.
33:17He has been the president of the party.
33:20He has been a deputy chief minister.
33:22But the defining call has to be taken on one criteria.
33:27If Mr. Sidra Maya has publicly stated
33:29that this is his last term,
33:32then you need to give D.K. Shufkumar
33:34an opportunity to be functioning as a chief minister
33:38so that the next elections,
33:40when they come up in 2028,
33:42he needs time to build his own governance model,
33:45to be able to create his own team,
33:48to demonstrate to the people of Karnataka
33:50that he's been outstanding.
33:51If you don't give him time,
33:53this is the reason why the Congress
33:55actually stumbled in Rajasthan,
33:57where Sachin Palat had been assured
33:59that he will get the job.
34:01And they kept delaying it.
34:02And you kept it with Ashok Gaylord,
34:04who had already been chief minister twice.
34:07So Mr. Sidra Maya has already had a good run.
34:09And I keep repeating,
34:10he's a good man.
34:11He's performed well.
34:13Nobody's debating that.
34:14But change is often necessitated
34:17on account of one,
34:18well, politically it's astute for you to do that.
34:21Secondly, the Congress doesn't have too many options.
34:24You see, if the Congress was in 10 states,
34:26the leadership can afford to say,
34:28well, you know,
34:28we will decide what is right for the party.
34:31Right now, you're dependent on the three states
34:33that you have in Karnataka
34:34is the biggest in the Congress,
34:37shall we say, kitty, if I can use that term.
34:39So I think it's very important for Congress
34:41to respect the people of Karnataka.
34:43I'll agree with my BJP spokesperson counterpart as well,
34:47because your perceptions matter.
34:49The governance does suffer.
34:50Even if it's going to be for 10 days,
34:52it does suffer.
34:53And it's important for the Congress
34:55to bat on the front vote,
34:57sort this problem out and get on with it.
35:00Dr. Sudha, you had a point to make, quickly.
35:03Yeah, see, I would like to say that, you know,
35:06Sanjay Jaji said that, you know,
35:07Sidra Maya has given a fantastic governance.
35:09Please let me correct it.
35:10He has given the worst governance
35:11in the history of Karnataka.
35:12The law and order has completely collapsed.
35:14The development has completely derailed
35:16and we have gone back 20 years back
35:18and the crime rates have increased
35:19more than 60% over here.
35:21And most of the international companies
35:23have shifted to the adjacent states.
35:24And coming to the high command of the Congress,
35:26one of the most feeble and illogical high command
35:29they have got over here,
35:30he, Rahul Gandhi,
35:32who under his tenure,
35:3395 elections have lost in India.
35:35And now also, after every election,
35:37after losing every election,
35:38he's seen abroad.
35:40I don't know whether he goes there
35:41to celebrate his defeat.
35:42And once again,
35:43he comes back to get deputed again.
35:45And because of this,
35:46the people of Karnataka are suffering today.
35:48See, we as a BJP party,
35:49we are not bothered
35:50who is going to be in the CM chair
35:51or who is going to be in the deputy CM chair.
35:53Because, but the people of Karnataka
35:55are suffering in all aspects,
35:56take it inflation,
35:58it has hit to the sky.
36:00And crime rate is absolutely,
36:02you know,
36:02it is given nightless,
36:04sleepless nights
36:05to all the people over here.
36:06So it makes no sense
36:08who is coming over here.
36:09Completely,
36:10the Congress has to dissolve
36:11and we have to have re-elections again,
36:13I think.
36:13Okay,
36:13that's a big,
36:14big ask.
36:15But let's also talk about the fact,
36:17Mr. R.K. Upadhyay,
36:18that this is essentially
36:19what the Congress has done.
36:21You're handing it over
36:21on a platter to the BJP
36:23to go ahead and question you
36:24on governance,
36:25on leadership and whatnot.
36:26You know,
36:27as far as Sidra Maya goes,
36:28veteran leader,
36:29he says this is his last term,
36:31he's going to be retiring.
36:32What then stops him
36:33from sitting back
36:34and saying,
36:34okay,
36:35let D.K. Shroof Kumar
36:36take over now?
36:37What has made this
36:38such a big ego battle?
36:41You know,
36:41Sidra Maya has been talking
36:42about retiring since 2030.
36:45He said,
36:45this will be my last term.
36:47And then 2018 again,
36:48he contested.
36:49He said,
36:49this will be my last term.
36:51And 2023,
36:51he contested.
36:53And now he's saying,
36:54I'm ready for 2028 as well.
36:56So that will be taken
36:57for the picture.
36:58And then,
37:00you see,
37:01the point is,
37:02he is now playing
37:04his own game.
37:04He knows that he has
37:06the majority of MLAs
37:07with him
37:07and Shroof Kumar
37:08doesn't have the backing
37:09of MLAs.
37:10That is his trump card.
37:12Number two,
37:13you know,
37:13Rahul Gandhi has reservations
37:14about Shroof Kumar.
37:17And what happens
37:18to his,
37:18you know,
37:19agenda of,
37:20you know,
37:21putting up the OBCs?
37:22You know,
37:23he wants to promote OBCs.
37:24Now,
37:25if he's going to remove
37:25only OBC-CM
37:27that the Congress has,
37:28what will be its impact
37:29on his politics?
37:30I mean,
37:30the so-called politics
37:31that,
37:32national politics
37:32that he's trying to play.
37:33I think these are issues
37:35on which the Congress
37:36will be thinking about.
37:37So it's not easy
37:38to remove,
37:39you know,
37:39Sidramaya.
37:40And even with the fact,
37:41if they,
37:42you know,
37:42get these two people
37:43to talk,
37:44I'm sure Sidramaya
37:45will come up
37:46with his own,
37:47you know,
37:48conditions.
37:49It's not going to be
37:50happening,
37:50you know,
37:51very soon.
37:52I tell you,
37:52Sidramaya is not going
37:53to step down
37:54in one week
37:54or one month.
37:55He will say that,
37:57let me,
37:57you know,
37:58produce the next budget.
38:00That's what he said,
38:01yeah.
38:01He's on the 17th budget.
38:03You know,
38:03that is a record in itself.
38:04So the budget
38:05will be the end of February.
38:07You know,
38:08so he will say,
38:09let me,
38:09please allow me
38:10to present the budget.
38:12And then he will say,
38:13let me break
38:13Devrajara's record
38:15of, you know,
38:16the longest service
38:16as chief minister.
38:17So it's not going
38:19to be easy
38:19to, you know,
38:20dislodge it.
38:20So he's going
38:21to keep buying time.
38:22One more point
38:23I wanted to make.
38:24Quickly, ma'am,
38:24quickly.
38:25The farmers
38:25are the most
38:26suffering people
38:27over here.
38:28The Anadatas,
38:29more than 3,000 farmers
38:30have committed suicide.
38:31And till today,
38:32they are on strike
38:32in one or the other
38:33part of Karnataka.
38:34You know,
38:35you've raised a number
38:35of issues.
38:37I wish we had
38:38the Congress
38:38on this broadcast,
38:40but the reality
38:40is that we did
38:41invite them.
38:42They refuse to be
38:42a part of this
38:43particular panel
38:44on this issue,
38:45at least.
38:46They're officially
38:46not joining
38:47any of the discussions
38:48or the CM confusion
38:50right now.
38:50Nagarjum,
38:51final word to you.
38:52Since, you know,
38:53there's been a whole
38:53lot of political
38:54twists back and forth,
38:56will there ultimately
38:58be a change
38:59of chief minister
39:00or not?
39:00What are your sources
39:01telling you?
39:02Within the Congress,
39:07High Command source
39:08as well as the
39:09state party sources,
39:11things are moving
39:12in a different way
39:13for Sid Ramayar
39:13is what we are told.
39:14But he still has
39:16a ray of hope
39:17called Rahul Gandhi.
39:18Akshita,
39:19it's going to pan out
39:20like a courtroom drama,
39:21right?
39:21Rahul Gandhi,
39:21Mr. Karge,
39:22will be there
39:22in that room
39:23when they go to Delhi
39:24and chief minister
39:25as the deputy chief minister
39:26on the other side
39:27of the table.
39:28Both of them,
39:29without any advocate,
39:29will have to put forward
39:30their arguments
39:31and whoever has
39:32more convincing power
39:33at that point of time
39:34to convince Mr. Rahul Gandhi,
39:36they will take the cake
39:37back home.
39:37If D.K. Shukumar
39:38feels that he has
39:39the power to convince
39:40Rahul Gandhi
39:41why he has to be chosen
39:42as a CM immediately,
39:44then he gets the chance
39:45to become CM.
39:45But Sid Ramayar
39:47brings in ideology
39:48and as well as
39:49mass pulling ability
39:50of the party.
39:51While D.K. Shukumar
39:52also brings in
39:53organization skills,
39:54he's been deputy chief minister,
39:56he's held various portfolios,
39:57so he also has
39:58some experience
39:59in terms of
40:00administration.
40:01So the ball is in the
40:02court of high command.
40:04Both these advocates,
40:05so-called leaders,
40:06will have to advocate
40:07themselves and ensure
40:08that whoever convinces
40:09Rahul Gandhi and Mr. Karge
40:10will be the chief minister
40:12of Karnataka.
40:12Maybe they have
40:13their presentations ready,
40:14maybe they have
40:15their pitches ready,
40:16but they haven't had
40:16a chance to present it
40:17just yet before
40:18the high command.
40:19When will that meeting
40:20happen?
40:20Perhaps that will give
40:21us a sense of when
40:22all of this drama
40:24in Karnataka,
40:25I hate to use the
40:26cliche term of
40:27Nataka in Karnataka,
40:28but that's truly
40:28what it is right now.
40:30Mr. Sanjay Jha,
40:31Dr. Sudha and
40:31Mr. R. K. Upadhyaya,
40:32thanks for your time.
40:33It's official,
40:40the 2030 Commonwealth Games
40:42will be played in India.
40:44Ahmedabad will host
40:46the Commonwealth Games
40:472030.
40:48It will be played
40:49in October 2030.
40:50India made an active bid
40:52to be the hosts
40:53of the 2030 CWG
40:55and it's now been confirmed
40:57that it's coming our way.
40:58It's going to be the city
40:59of Ahmedabad that will be
41:01ready and geared up
41:03to host the Commonwealth
41:04Games 2030.
41:05Let's bring in
41:06Nitin Srivastava
41:06for more details
41:07on this.
41:08Nitin,
41:09finally,
41:10the confirmation
41:10is in India.
41:12Pushed hard,
41:12we campaigned hard.
41:14CWG 2030
41:15coming back to India.
41:16Well, of course,
41:20it is a good moment
41:21for India
41:21because, you know,
41:23India is again
41:23given a chance
41:24to host Commonwealth Games
41:25and this time,
41:26you know,
41:27the city of Ahmedabad
41:28in Gujarat
41:29is going to be the host.
41:30But, you know,
41:31as far as the Commonwealth Games
41:32history is concerned,
41:34we have already hosted
41:352010
41:36when we, you know,
41:37the showcase
41:37of Indian talent
41:38was so high,
41:39you know,
41:40each and every sport discipline
41:41we were, like,
41:42you know,
41:43at the top of the podium
41:44and this time also,
41:45you know,
41:46our Indian Olympic Association
41:47delegation was there
41:48in Glasgow.
41:49There was a board meeting
41:50where it was,
41:51you know,
41:51collectively decided
41:52that India
41:53will be, you know,
41:54hosting at this time
41:55in 2030
41:56as far as the Games
41:58is concerned.
41:58But again,
41:59let me just tell our viewer
42:01in a more fact way
42:03that it was actually
42:04already recommended
42:06by the CWG
42:07that India
42:08will be hosting.
42:09But again,
42:10this is today
42:10is the official,
42:11you know,
42:12confirmation announcement
42:13and right now,
42:14you know,
42:14as you can see
42:15in the pictures,
42:16the sports minister
42:17is here
42:18and he is,
42:19you know,
42:19officially announcing
42:20that India
42:21is going to host
42:22this time in 2030
42:23and that is a big moment
42:25for India
42:26and let me try
42:27and get minister
42:29as well
42:30because he is about
42:32to speak to media
42:33how crucial it is
42:34for India,
42:35you know,
42:35to host such events.
42:37So that is,
42:38that is a big thing
42:40for India
42:40as far as,
42:41you know,
42:42this game is concerned.
42:43We'll come back to you
42:43for that particular reaction.
42:45Nitin trying to also
42:46get us the government's
42:47first word
42:47on the CWG
42:49coming to India
42:502030.
42:52The Commonwealth Games
42:53will be held
42:54in Ahmedabad
42:55in Gujarat.
42:56So another feather there
42:57for India
42:57in our cap
42:58and we hope
43:00that with that
43:00also come in
43:01a whole lot
43:02of medals.
43:03Thanks very much
43:04for tuning in
43:05and wrapping up
43:05this edition
43:06of Super 6
43:06and we'll see you
43:07in the next edition
43:08of Super 6.
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