Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 22 -- MLC A.H. Vishwanath tears into CM, Dy.CM

MLC A.H. Vishwanath has alleged that the ruling Congress Government in Karnataka is deeply entangled in factionalism, with rival groups backing Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah and Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar locked in a contest to outwit each other. He termed the ongoing turf war a "blot on the political culture of the State."

Addressing reporters at Jaladarshini Guest House this morning, Vishwanath questioned the Congress High Command's silence over the escalating power struggle between the CM and his Deputy. He said, the High Command is believed to have devised a power-sharing arrangement when the party came to power two-and-a-half years ago.

"Now, Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar is...