Bengaluru, Jan. 11 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday accepted the challenge by union Minister HD Kumaraswamy for a debate on the implementation of the MGNREGA scheme.
Shivakumar said he is ready for the discussion and welcomed Kumaraswamy to arrange a platform on any TV channel. "The party president must come; I will not debate with minor or petty figures. Whether it is a public debate, assembly discussion, or TV debate, I am ready to go wherever he calls me," he stated.
Expressing confidence, Shivakumar said he needs no special preparation, claiming that complete information about the MGNREGA scheme is "at his fingertips." He highlighted that Kanakapura taluk under his jurisdiction had received the 'Number One Ta...