In a significant political development in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for a breakfast meeting at the latter's residence, Kaveri. The meeting comes amidst intense speculation over a power-sharing agreement and Shivakumar's recent cryptic remark that 'Word power is world power'. Speaking to the media before the meeting, Shivakumar confirmed, 'I am on the way to have a breakfast meeting with CM'. The transcript also features reactions from Congress MLA Asif Sait and Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara, who emphasized that the party High Command would resolve any internal issues. The meeting is seen as an attempt to project unity following a public war of words between the two leaders regarding the 2.5-year tenure formula.
00:00D.K. Shukumar's pilot, you can see Mr. Shukumar in the front seat, entering the Chief Minister's residence with a big namaskara to the media.
00:08And he's officially now entered the CM's quarters and the CM's house.
00:12You can see large entourage or the convoy of D.K. Shukumar.
00:15And he also said that he will come back and speak to the media.
00:19All eyes will now be on what D.K. Shukumar will have to say post the important request.
00:24Didn't stop, didn't stop. No interaction with the media.
00:27Zoomed right into the Chief Minister's residence there.
00:30But the big update now coming in.
00:32D.K. Shukumar has reached Chief Minister Sidra Maya's residence for that breakfast meeting.
00:38It will be kicking off any time now.
00:40Sidra Maya is there personally to welcome D.K. Shukumar as in fact he will enter for this meeting mandated by the high command.
00:49D.K. Shukumar's mood, he seems to be fine, you know, upbeat in a sense.
00:54Because when Apoorva spoke to him, he just said, I'll meet you later.
00:58I'm going to the Chief Minister's house for breakfast.
01:00We'll have to see if he actually holds up his word and meets with the media.
01:04Because there are a lot of questions for D.K. Shukumar or what he's feeling or what his game plan is, what his strategy is, why he's headed to Delhi today.
01:12So, so many questions.
01:13But right now, as we speak, D.K. Shukumar, his convoy, zoomed right through, went inside the Chief Minister's residence, not stopping to interact with the media or any of that.
01:23But the first image is on your screens of D.K. Shukumar entering into the Chief Minister's residence.
01:29Let's play out for you what D.K. Shukumar said, the very brief reaction that came in from him when he left from his residence.
01:34Yes, yes, I'm on the way to have a breakfast meeting in the CM.
01:46I'll speak to you later.
01:48Sir, sir.
01:50Hey, very up. I'm going to meet all of you.
01:53Are you going to meet CM?
01:55Yes, yes, I'm on the way to have a breakfast meeting in the CM.
01:59I'll speak to you later.
02:00Sir, sir.
02:02That was the reaction from D.K. Shukumar, where he said that I will meet all of you.
02:15I'm going to meet the Chief Minister for breakfast.
02:18It's the first reaction that's come in so far from him on what's happening, on the latest updates that have come in of the breakfast meet with the Chief Minister.
02:27As we get you those details right now, I'll just also bring in our reporters for a quick update on the breakfast meeting and the fact that Sidra Maya has also personally welcomed the Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shukumar.
02:41We'll stand by for the first pictures of that breakfast because I know there's a lot of curiosity about the body language between the two leaders.
02:49Will they send out the message that the High Command so wants them to send that all is well, everything's fine, we are friends, there's no fight, there's no bickering over the CM post.
02:58Will they actually do that is the question, but we're continuing to get you all of those pictures right now on your screens of D.K. Shukumar making his way into Sidra Maya's house, into Kaveri, the official residence of the Chief Minister.
03:13There will be a whole lot to discuss.
03:16There is a whole lot at stake right now as the big takeaways of the meeting is something that we will track.
03:22Asif Seth is still with us. Asif, just one more question to you, you know, in the initial bit, you did indicate that D.K. Shukumar will be okay if the High Command tells the Chief Minister, tells Sidra Maya to remain the Chief Minister.
03:34But let's flip this around and ask Asif about whether the time has come for D.K. Shukumar to be the Chief Minister.
03:40He's waited patiently for two and a half years, didn't mention a peep about the CM post right up until now.
03:46Until now also, where has he personally said that I want to, I will be the Chief Minister, I will, I want to be the Chief Minister.
03:56He has, he has never said that and sometime back you said.
03:59No, come on, come on, sir.
04:00You can't, you can't, you can't.
04:03No, so tell me, tell me, all of the pressure tactics, all of these supporters doing pujas, all of that, the fact that he's saying I will abide by the High Command,
04:10but what is there to abide by the High Command if there's going to be no decision to be taken?
04:16Supporters will be there, supporters will go on, but the leaders, they know what they're doing.
04:22And as you said sometime back, that they will come out and say that nothing's wrong, we are together.
04:28That is exactly what will happen.
04:30You mark my words, what you said was absolutely right.
04:33That will happen.
04:34They, they, they will, they will come out and make discussion.
04:40That will happen, sure.
04:41The other question would be of the High Command.
04:44That's what it is.
04:45No, world power.
04:47No, so world power is world power.
04:50World power is world power.
04:51The war of words literally that's been playing out.
04:54Come on, this could have been nipped in the bud.
04:56You know it, sir, if the High Command had stepped in at the right time.
04:58This is the right time.
05:00I'd say last week was the right time.
05:02No, no, no, no.
05:03Last week, there was nothing happening.
05:05Nobody approached the High Command.
05:06Nobody asked the High Command anything.
05:08There was nothing going on.
05:09And when, about world power, when you said world power, what our DK Shikumarji has said,
05:16we had, before the elections, promised the people of Karnataka, the government had, if the government comes into power,
05:24we will give you our five guarantees.
05:26We had given our word.
05:28And that word, we have kept it.
05:29That is the word power.
05:30That is, that's what you went by, the word power.
05:32There is no other government in the country that has kept up...
05:36And what was Sidra Maya's response about?
05:38So then what was Sidra Maya's response 24 hours later about, sir?
05:42He said the same thing.
05:45He said the same thing.
05:47It's been very clear, very clear.
05:48But it was the High Command who said, you can't take jibes on social media.
05:53It was clear that Chief Minister was replying to DK Shukumar and took a jibes saying,
05:57my word is for the five years of people of Karnataka.
06:00Whatever the High Command might decide, whatever the...
06:07We do not know what the internal matters are.
06:10There are senior people who have to decide that.
06:13But whatever the High Command decides, this thing will be resolved.
06:17And the decision what the High Command decides will be abided by both of them
06:21and abided by all the MLA in the state.
06:24There is not one MLA who will again...
06:27Final question to you, Mr. Asif Said.
06:29Yes, sir.
06:30Will you be okay if DK Shukumar becomes the next CM?
06:33Or will you be okay if Sidra Maya continues to be the Chief Minister?
06:37Yes or no answer?
06:38I am okay by whatever the High Command decides and gives a decision.
06:42I am fine with it.
06:44So are all of my colleagues.
06:45You don't have a favourite, sir.
06:47You don't have a favourite.
06:48I am a congressman.
06:50I belong to the Congress Party.
06:52Whatever my leaders take a decision, they know what decision they are taking.
06:56And I will abide by that.
07:02Okay.
07:02All right, Mr. Said.
07:03Thank you very much for joining us.
07:05And let's see what happens.
07:07Sure.
07:08Thank you very much.
07:10Thank you, sir, for joining us here on India Today.
07:13So that is Asif Said, Congress MLA.
07:15It's important to get these voices.
07:16We are getting major photos from Chief Minister's residence, Akshita.
07:21If I can ask my camera person to zoom in.
07:23Zoom in to Nagarjun's phone for the first pictures.
07:26First pictures of DK Shubh Kumar and Chief Minister Sidra Maya are right here on India Today.
07:31The photos have come in just now.
07:33Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shubh Kumar have met this morning in Chief Minister's residence.
07:39This is the first official visuals coming in from Chief Minister's residence where both of them have once again met and shook hands and have having a conversation before the breakfast officially has begun.
07:50These two leaders are having a small word as well.
07:54Let me just try to zoom in on both these leaders.
07:57You can see their mood.
07:58Chief Minister is seen smiling in this photo as well.
08:01In a moment from now, we will be getting this on air for you.
08:04Let me just show you the other photo as well.
08:07This is the other photo.
08:08This is the private room of the Chief Minister's official residence where DK Shubh Kumar has met Chief Minister Sidra Maya.
08:15This after the High Command has set up a meeting this morning saying you both leaders have to meet and sort out your differences is what Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister have got official messages.
08:28In moments from now, we will be getting these images on air.
08:31Okay, let's continue showing that Nagarjun.
08:33I'm just going to keep it on so we can continue showing those pictures right now on our screens.
08:37This is of Sidra Maya and DK Shubh Kumar.
08:39This seems to be from the very moment when DK Shubh Kumar entered the Chief Minister's residence.
08:43And I'll continue showing these pictures.
08:45Nagar, if you could just talk our viewers through what we're seeing.
08:48The body language particularly.
08:49Sidra Maya looking at ears, smiling at DK Shubh Kumar.
08:52That's absolutely right.
08:53There are more pictures that are coming in.
08:55There's one more picture if I can show, Akshita.
08:57That's with the legal advisor.
08:58Yes, that's this one.
08:59Yeah, I've got it on air right now.
09:00That's the legal advisor of the Chief Minister, Mr. Ponanna.
09:03Yes.
09:03I don't know why he's also the part of this meeting.
09:06But considerably, he's a cabinet-ranked person.
09:10He's the legal aide of the CM.
09:12So, he's there trying to talk to what has happened in between them.
09:16But what I'm told is, only these two leaders will be inside.
09:19So, even the legal advisor will not be a part of the breakfast meeting.
09:23I think we have got these images on air already.
09:25We've got it on air, yes.
09:27We've got it on air.
09:27The body language seems like both these leaders are comfortable with each other's presence.
09:31Chief Minister is having a smile on his face.
09:34While DK Shubh Kumar too is upbeat and looking calm and not anxious.
09:38Both these leaders' body language is not looking anxious.
09:41So, they know their agenda, right?
09:43It's clear that DK Shubh Kumar will have an open talk, an open one-to-one talk with Chief Minister,
09:48asking him to remember the promise or the shook hands on 2023 May,
09:53just before the oath-taking ceremony, when the Congress High Command told DK that,
09:57ensure that we will give you the 2.5-year tenure post-Sidra Maya finishing it on November 20th.
10:03Now, he's asking his share of cake.
10:05That's it.
10:05That whatever was promised, I need to get that.
10:08It's come this far is what DK Shubh Kumar camp is saying that it's come to a point where you can't return from here.
10:14It's now or never for DK Shubh Kumar is what his camp members are saying.
10:18While the Chief Minister camp members are of an opinion that the governance will take a setback if Sidra Maya steps back
10:25and the Ahinda vote bank will be put aside if Sidra Maya steps back.
10:28He's the champion of Ahinda causes, is what his own ministers and MLAs are saying.
10:34But it's come to a point, Akshita, till even the cabinet is completely divided.
10:38You have 32 cabinet ministers of which 13 to 12 members are on one side, 13 to 12 members are on one side.
10:45Whenever someone tells that whatever the decision, I'm okay with High Command,
10:49which means that they're willing to shift camps or they're willing to tilt the other side.
10:54That's the reading between the lines politically that happens.
10:57Now, the breakfast meeting has begun officially at the Chief Minister's residence here.
11:04Both CM and DCM will be sitting across the table and having a one-to-one conversation as to what has happened.
11:10Firstly, they will be speaking on the social media post.
11:12Because of that post, the whole genesis of this breakfast meeting, Akshita started because of that word power is the world power.
11:20No, and maybe, maybe they will bring down, take down those posts.
11:25But I just want to focus on those pictures on our screens right now.
11:28The body language, both are at ease that comfortable, comfortable with each other.
11:31And that's not surprising because these are leaders who also...
11:35Okay, we're cutting across life to G. Parameshara, Karnataka Home Minister.
11:38No, it is up to the High Command.
11:44All these developments are definitely watched by the High Command.
11:50They take note of these developments and they'll resolve it.
11:54And whatever they want to do, it is their, you know, prerogative.
12:00And the High Command, Rahul Ji, Sonia Ji and Priyanka Ji plus our ACC President.
12:10And the ACC President happens to be from Karnataka.
12:13So there should not be any problem as such what I see.
12:16Sir, your calmness and your coolness is, is there any problem to you, sir, because you stand for on the party?
12:27No, I've always been a congressman.
12:29There is no question about that.
12:33And, and we all work for the party and ideologies of the party.
12:38Nothing, there is no compromise in that.
12:40See, we are committed ideologically and committed for the Congress and leadership.
12:48So there is nothing wrong in it.
12:51You think there's so many...
12:53...from you, sir.
12:54Sir, today's the breakfast.
12:55How are you observing, sir, the breakfast meeting?
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