00:00DK Shubh Kumar leaving from Sidra Maya's residence. Breakfast meet done, press conference done.
00:05The agenda has been very, very, very clear. And now, anytime now, we're awaiting those images
00:09of DK Shubh Kumar leaving from Sidra Maya's residence and standing right outside.
00:14So we'll get you those first shots as he exits from here, his house, his home, just a few minutes away.
00:20There's a possibility that DK Shubh Kumar after this will also head straight to the airport and head to Delhi.
00:25He was asked about it in the press conference and he said that there's a lot of business, especially with the upcoming parliament session.
00:31We want to discuss with members of parliament what needs to be brought up for Karnataka's welfare.
00:35He seems to suggest that it's not just him, that Sidra Maya too will be making his way to Delhi
00:40and that this was agreed upon, that he needs to be in the national capital immediately.
00:44That seems to be setting the stone and the stage for DK Shubh Kumar to head to Delhi later today.
00:51We're just standing by for those images right now of DK Shubh Kumar as he's expected to exit from here,
00:56from the chief minister's residence.
00:58This was a meeting. The breakfast meet alone lasted about 45 minutes.
01:03And then after that, a press conference was about 30 minutes.
01:05It's been a day where finally Sidra Maya and DK Shubh Kumar have said that we're going to end all of the suspense
01:12over whether we're together, whether we're one front or not.
01:15They maintain that all that's happened is confusion created by the media.
01:19That's what Sidra Maya says.
01:21But he says that we are united.
01:23The only reason we decided to come together and have this conversation is also...
01:27Okay, we're cutting across to those images there.
01:29DK Shubh Kumar right now leaving.
01:31Now we'll have to see if he's willing to give a word or two, give a bite to the media.
01:36Looks unlikely because at this point also, he is headed back to his residence after a detailed press conference.
01:42He said all that he has to say. He said very clearly that we are a united front.
01:46The high command will decide.
01:48Essentially, if you look at it from the press conference,
01:51this is exactly what both Sidra Maya and DK Shubh Kumar have been maintaining.
01:55They've been maintaining before the media.
01:57High command will decide. Nothing else is happening.
01:59I'm in no hurry is what DK Shubh Kumar has said.
02:01But it's behind the scenes that you've been constantly seeing this non-stop fighting,
02:06all of this tussle, this war of words, literally, and so much more.
02:09And there's no doubt about it that that continues even going forward.
02:14Nothing changes with that particular meeting except that the attempt is to tell the opposition,
02:19look, this is none of your business.
02:20You cannot gain any political mileage out of any of the problems or this tussle that's happening over the chief minister.
02:27And that is the messaging here.
02:29They're attempting to stop this opposition narrative that governance has taken a backseat.
02:33And it's important that they do it because also in a week from now is when the assembly session in Balagabi kicks off.
02:39And they don't want to go into the session on the back foot on this particular issue,
02:43which is why the press conference has just happened.
02:45So, Naga, we've just seen DK Shubh Kumar leaving.
02:47Is he headed to Delhi for sure today?
02:49At this point of time, that's what I was speaking to his office,
02:52that most likely he's going to Delhi is what we are told.
02:55He just made his way from the chief minister's residence.
02:58He's gone back to his home, which is what we are told.
02:59We have Apoorva there at DK Shubh Kumar's residence.
03:02We'll be getting more information more likely in the next few minutes as to what the schedule for the day is.
03:08What we are picking up from our sources is that he was quite happy after today's meeting
03:12that at least he had a confirmation that whatever the high command decides,
03:16the chief minister will not rebel and he will abide by it.
03:20The CM himself told DK Shubh Kumar that I'm not going to rebel.
03:23I will do whatever it takes and listen to the high command.
03:26But for CM, he thinks that high command is with him.
03:28DK Shubh Kumar thinks the high command is with him.
03:31So we have to wait and watch what transpires in the Delhi meeting between Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi as well.
03:37But DK Shubh Kumar is all set to go to Delhi today in the pretext of having a meeting with all the parliament members
03:44for Mekai Datu as well as the crop issue.
03:46But he is going to meet for his personal agenda to get to meet to all the AICC leaders who he thinks are the key stakeholders
03:53to put pressure on them to ensure that his argument is taken across all the way to the AICC headquarter
03:59but is quite upbeat after today's meeting.
04:02Even though they have made up a diplomatic statement that they are together,
04:05he feels that the CM is convinced if at all the command comes from the Congress office,
04:10he will not be rebelling is what DK Shubh Kumar feels.
04:13That's for now. That's the messaging for now at least.
04:16But what this also seems to indicate, I could be wrong here, Naga,
04:20but to me it seems almost like, you know, the pause button has been pressed.
04:25That tomorrow, yes, there's going to be a high command meeting,
04:27but the high command is in no tearing hurry to address this crisis and so it could take time.
04:32In the meanwhile, the message is very clear that Sidramaya and DK Shubh Kumar have to continue working together,
04:38have to continue with business as usual and not get into this kind of bickering.
04:42And we have told that DK Shubh Kumar has reached his residence
04:45and has walked into his own house personal residence in Sadashinagar
04:48and he was on a phone call when he entered and he was talking alone is what we are told.
04:53Okay, I don't know what, whether we should read into that,
04:56what we should read about it, about who he was talking to,
04:59was it getting support from MLAs, maybe speaking to the high command,
05:01maybe just a personal call.
05:03We don't know about that just yet.
05:05I wonder if Apoorva is with us.
05:06We'll connect with her as well for that update.
05:08She's at DK Shubh Kumar's residence.
05:11She was standing by when he left, when he said,
05:13I will talk to all of you later.
05:15I'm going in for that meeting and now going back.
05:18You know, it's all about the body language.
05:19DK Shubh Kumar speaking on the phone, entering back into his home.
05:23There's a possibility that later today,
05:24he's catching a flight headed directly to Delhi,
05:27which is what I meant, that this press conference changes nothing.
05:30It changes nothing about the ambitions.
05:32It changes nothing of the aspirations.
05:34It changes nothing of DK Shubh Kumar's want to become the chief minister very soon.
05:39At no point was there a statement from DK Shubh Kumar,
05:42where he said that Sidra Maya will continue till 2028 as the chief minister.
05:46That wasn't mentioned at all.
05:47At no point did Sidra Maya say,
05:49DK Shubh Kumar doesn't want to be the chief minister any longer.
05:52I will continue.
05:53He didn't say that either.
05:54And that tells you that the middle ground is to ensure the government is running.
05:57The middle ground is to ensure the opposition doesn't have a talking point.
06:01That is the middle ground between DK Shubh Kumar and Sidra Maya.
06:04The difference is still very much there.
06:06That both of them want to be chief minister.
06:08Sidra Maya wants to complete his term.
06:10DK Shubh Kumar wants to take over now.
06:12And so on that, the only patch up that can be made is by the high command.
06:16They say as of now, they are united.
06:18They say whatever the high command says, we will adhere to.
06:22But you never know in politics.
06:24Never say never.
06:25Because in the next few minutes maybe,
06:27the next few days, the next few hours,
06:29if the high command comes up with a decision
06:31that isn't suitable maybe to a DK Shubh Kumar
06:33or that isn't suitable to a Sidra Maya,
06:35only then will we actually know what kind of reaction will come in.
06:39They both want to play their cards right by the high command right now.
06:43Because ultimately, it is this high command that will take a decision
06:46that will seal their feet.
06:48And so both of them will want to ensure
06:50that any instruction that comes,
06:52they go over and above to keep the high command happy.
06:56So much so that maybe DK Shubh Kumar is also headed
06:59for that very exact reason right now
07:01to the national capital.
07:04Now, they are saying that it is for a slew of meetings.
07:06He said Sidra Maya may also join him.
07:08Naga, is there any confirmation on that
07:10or whether Sidra Maya is headed to Delhi?
07:12Chief Minister is not heading to Delhi today.
07:14He has his own personal meetings in Bengaluru,
07:16is what we are told.
07:17Chief Minister will go to Delhi
07:18only if there is official communication from the Congress, Haikman.
07:21He feels that he has to be here
07:24and prepare for the assembly session
07:26that is coming up in Belgaam.
07:28And he has a lot of official government meetings
07:30that is scheduled on Monday as well.
07:32And hence, if there is official communication
07:34only then he would go to Delhi.
07:35He has nothing to fight for at this point of time.
07:38He feels that I am already sitting in the chair.
07:40So why should I unnecessarily go to Delhi
07:43and then make my case?
07:44Thank you very much.
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