Citing the Centre’s lockdown guidelines, the State government has denied permission to Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president-designate D.K. A few days ago, Mr. Shivakumar wrote to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa seeking permission to take oath as State Congress president on June 14 at a simple function at the party office in Bengaluru. In a tweet, the KPCC alleged that the BJP government was indulging in “vendetta politics” by denying permission to Mr. Shivakumar to conduct the programme in a simple manner. Though he was appointed as KPCC president in March, Mr. Shivakumar could not take oath following the enforcement of the COVID-19-induced lockdown.

Source: The Hindu June 09, 2020 17:07 UTC