00:05And we have breaking news coming in.
00:07Siddharth Amaya is appointed to the Congress Working Committee ahead of Karnataka's CMO taking.
00:12The announcement was made through an official press release issued by Congress General Secretary KC Venu Gopal.
00:19The appointment comes at a crucial political juncture, just ahead of the swearing-in of Karnataka's CM-designate D.K.
00:25Shivkumar.
00:26Which is happening tomorrow, the inclusion of Siddharth Amaya in party's highest decision-making body is being viewed as a
00:32key step by the Congress leadership to maintain balance and strengthen coordination within the party's Karnataka unit.
00:39So, this is what we're seeing. This is now the new role that Siddharth Amaya is going to take.
00:44After he has stepped down as the CM, D.K. Shivkumar will be the new CM.
00:47And he now will be working in the Congress Working Committee.
00:51This is right ahead of the Karnataka CMO taking ceremony, which is going to happen tomorrow.
00:56This announcement was made by the Congress General Secretary KC Venu Gopal.
01:01And this comes at a crucial political juncture, just ahead of the swearing-in that is going to happen tomorrow.
01:08And the inclusion is being seen as the party's highest decision-making body is being viewed as a key step
01:14by the Congress to maintain balance and strengthen coordination within the party's Karnataka unit.
01:21For more on that, we've already been seeing how Karnataka has been playing out for the last few days.
01:31There were a lot of discussions about what role would Siddharth Amaya assume now.
01:34Would he be maybe taken to Rajasabha or would he be given another role?
01:40But now we're seeing that he has been included in the Congress Working Committee.
01:44For more on that, we have Rahul Gautam joining us.
01:47Rahul, now we're getting to know that Siddharth Amaya is going to be in the Congress Working Committee.
01:52This is a good position that he has carved out for himself.
01:55And we're seeing that this is coming just ahead of the overtaking ceremony that is supposed to happen tomorrow.
02:02Absolutely.
02:03The Congress Party is ensuring everything that showcases the respect for Siddharth Amaya and that's why he has been inducted
02:11into the Congress Working Committee,
02:14which is the highest decision-making body as far as Congress Party's concern.
02:18We have to understand that Congress Party has been saying that Siddharth Amaya, although he has been asked to remove
02:27a step-down from the post of Chief Minister,
02:30but Congress Party will ensure full respect and honor for him and that's why he has been inducted into the
02:37CWC.
02:38Expect a greater role for him in the national capital as we've been reporting.
02:43We all know that how Congress Party had offered him a Rajya Sabha seat, but so far there hasn't been
02:51any confirmation from his side that whether he'll be taking a Rajya Sabha seat.
02:55But, you know, inducting him into the CWC clearly shows that Congress Party has greater plans for him.
03:03They're obviously planning for a bigger role for him in the national politics, given the fact that he is one
03:10of the last mass leaders as far as how he is.
03:14And therefore, I expect that Siddharth Amaya would be playing a greater role, particularly in appealing OVC communities for the
03:23Congress Party in coming days.
03:25Right, so this is being seen as a move in which, you know, they're also looking at Siddharth Amaya and
03:31it's a good position that he's gotten in the CWC.
03:34He'll be working in the national capital. Thank you so much for joining in Rahul.
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