'No one has called me to Delhi': DK Shivakumar denies meeting with Congress High Command in capital

DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that he has not been summoned to the national capital by the Congress High Command. "No one has called me to Delhi," Shivakumar said.

He further said that he would only be travelling to Mumbai to attend a private event and will return from Mumbai and that there is no plan to go to Delhi.

This came after reports of Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge calling a meeting related to the suspension over Karnataka leadership.

Earlier today, while speaking to reporters, Kharge said that the Congress high command will take a final decision, adding that a team of people are already discussing the issue.

"When I said the issue will be decided by 'high command', it implied that it will be discussed by the team. There is team of people... the team will sit, discuss and then take any decision," Kharge said.

He added that Rahul Gandhi will also be present at the meeting, which will include both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar. "I will call everyone for a discussion, in which Rahul Gandhi will also be present. Other members, the CM, and our Deputy CM will also attend. After gathering everyone and holding the discussion, a decision will be made," he said.

Earlier, Shivakumar had said that all party-related issues would be discussed internally and not in the media.

"I don't want to speak about anything in the media. We will discuss the party's issues in the four walls, not in the media. There is no other discussion, only to keep the party flag high, to keep this Constitution high and protect the Constitution," he had said earlier.

However, earlier today, a cryptic post had surfaced on his X page. "Be it a judge, president or anyone else, including myself, everyone has to walk the talk. Word power is world power. Those standing at the back don't know the value of the chair. What value and significance the chair holds," the post read. Shivakumar later denied posting it.