Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on May 30 announced that the swearing-in ceremony of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka will be held on June 3 at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan. The announcement came ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting.
Addressing a joint emergency press conference at the party office, KPCC Working President and Rajya Sabha member G.C. Chandrashekar said the party had decided to keep the event simple and avoid inconvenience to the public.
He said the welfare guarantee schemes introduced under Siddaramaiah’s leadership had become popular among the people. “It is the aspiration of all of us and of the party that D.K. Shivakumar should continue the good work and carry forward these initiatives. With that objective in mind, we have decided to keep the swearing-in ceremony simple,” he said.
“There has been a lot of speculation in the media regarding the swearing-in ceremony. The party has now decided that D.K. Shivakumar will take oath as Chief Minister on June 3. The event will be held at the Glass House in Raj Bhavan,” Chandrashekar said.
He revealed that supporters of Shivakumar had planned to arrange nearly 1,000 buses to bring people to Bengaluru for the ceremony. However, the party decided against large-scale mobilisation, considering that June 3 is a working day.
“Since it is a working day, we do not want people in Bengaluru to face inconvenience. The ceremony should not be pompous. It should be a simple event that reflects the party’s commitment to public service. Therefore, we have instructed party workers and supporters not to organise large gatherings,” he said.
