KARNATAKA DEPUTY CM SHIVAKUMAR OPPOSES ORDERS BY CM SIDDARAMAIAH

The uneasy power-sharing equation between chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar flared up again -- this time, over the transfer of five senior engineers —adding fresh fuel to a series of bureaucratic flashpoints between the state's top two leaders.

It has now emerged that Shivakumar, who also holds water resources department, formally objected to the May 9 transfer orders issued by the department of personnel and administrative reforms (DPAR), which operates under the chief minister's direct control. In a strongly worded letter to chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh, the deputy CM directed her to "immediately withdraw" the transfers, saying the decisions were made without his approval.

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