BENGALURU: Karnataka Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna on Sunday said that he is a loyalist of the Congress but not a slave of the party’s high command.
“My high command is my people. I am a loyalist to the Congress but not a slave of high command, ” said Rajanna, who is considered to be close to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
He said that his conduct should be appreciated by the people.
“I don’t fear high command. I am the high command myself. There are no high commands for me, ” Rajanna said.
He said that there are state and national presidents of Congress and he will always respect their positions. “I will never challenge their decisions, ” he said.
Rajanna had earlier also batted for creation of more posts of Deputy Chief Ministers in the state much to the disdain of State President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.