Kumaraswamy unable to digest Shivakumar as Chief Minister, says Sharan Prakash Patil
Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil claims the central government has withheld drought relief money for Karnataka and backs protests against the State Irrigation and Rural (SIR) and Central Election Commission (CEC). He also says former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy cannot accept Shivakumar as the new CM, calling the move unpalatable. Patil argues that Kumaraswamy's stance reflects deeper factionalism within the party.