Siddaramaiah's ‘word is not power unless...’ jab checkmates Shivakumar's ‘word power’? See cryptic post by Karnataka CM

The tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, D K Shivakumar, for the Chief Minister's post escalated on Thursday, turning into a verbal showdown as the two leaders clashed over fulfilling a past commitment.

In a cryptic post on X, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, “The mandate given by the people of Karnataka is not a moment, but a responsibility that lasts five full years. The Congress party, including me, is walking the talk for our people with compassion, consistency, and courage.”

In his post explaining how he "bettered the world", Siddaramaiah spoke about the five guarantee schemes -- Shakti, Gruha Lakshmi, Yuva Nidhi, Anna Bhagya and Gruha Jyoti.

Amid an intensifying power tussle, Shivakumar insisted that “word power is world power,” provoking a witty repartee from Siddaramaiah, who said, "A word is not power unless it betters the world for the people.”

Shivakumar on Thursday wrote on social media, “keeping one's word is the greatest strength in the world! Word power is world power.”

While Siddaramaiah is asserting that he would complete five years term, Shivakumar wants to replace him to hold the coveted post as the Congress government completed half of its five years term on November 20.

"The mandate given by the people of Karnataka is not a moment, but a responsibility that lasts five full years," the Chief Minister made it clear in a post on 'X'.

The cryptic post is seen as his reminder to the Congress and Siddaramaiah about a rumoured power-sharing agreement between the two in 2023 when both vied for the CM's chair after the party swept the state polls.

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