BD NarayankarBengaluru, April 14 -- The Congress high command has cracked the whip-and not for the first time, reminding Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that in his party, authority is rarely local and never casual.
The resignation of MLC Naseer Ahmed as his political secretary is the latest offering at the altar of discipline, and a neat dent in the Chief Minister's carefully assembled camp.
The order, by all accounts, was neither tentative nor negotiable. It followed allegations of anti-party activity during the April 9 Davangere South bypoll-an episode that has now travelled from a provincial irritation to a matter of central concern. Siddaramaiah, who only days ago hinted at Naseer's exit, now finds himself carrying out a decisi...