Karnataka govt denied permission to Shivakumar to assume state unit President

BENGALURU, June 9: The Karnataka government on Tuesday denied permission to Congress troubleshooter D.K. Shivakumar to assume charge as his party's state unit President on June 14, as a ban on large public gatherings/congregations continues. "By denying permission to it (event) again, the BJP government is indulging in vendetta politics," said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in a statement after the state government wrote to him on refusal of permission. Shivakumar wrote to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on June 5 for permission to take charge as KPCC chief on June 14 with an assurance to comply with the extended lockdown guidelines like wearing of masks and maintaining social distancing. (IANS)