Bengaluru: Alleging that there were attempts by some in the Congress to block the rise of Dalit leaders, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara Sunday claimed that he has thrice been denied the chief ministerial post, as he belonged to the community.
Parameshwara was thrice denied CM's post
Speaking at a programme in Davangere, Parameshwara, a Dalit, said, "Basavalingappa missed the chief ministerial post and so did K H Ranganath."
"My elder brother Mallikarjuna Kharge also could not become the chief minister. I missed it thrice... Somehow after many dilemmas, they made me the deputy chief minister."
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Parameshwara alleged that some people wanted to suppress him politically.
