Bengaluru, Dec. 22 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday framed the ongoing leadership chatter in the state as a non-issue, asserting that no individual is bigger than the party and that any decision rests solely with Rahul Gandhi and the party high command.
By invoking party discipline over personalities, he sought to draw a clear line under speculation, signalling that internal authority, not public debate, would determine the Congress party's course in Karnataka.
Backing AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks, the Chief Minister said the high command had created no confusion and that any perceptions to the contrary were being generated at the local level. He stressed that the Congress functions on collective decisions...