<p>Former Union minister K H Muniyappa on Thursday said people holding responsible positions in the government should not allow their family members to misuse power.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“People who are in power should keep the family members away. Otherwise, it will affect the party. Yeddyurappa had suffered a setback in his career due to issues involving his children,” he told reporters on seeking his reaction to the controversy pertaining to a company owned by Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra bagging a contract to set up a superspecialty laboratory in Bengaluru.<br /><br />Muniyappa, however, quickly added that he was yet to gather information on the controversy involving Yathindra. “I was told that the contract was given after following a transparent bidding process and that there was no violation of any rules,” he said on the sidelines of Ambedkar Jayanti organised at the state Congress office.<br /><br />Dalit CM<br /><br />Senior Congress leader M V Rajasekharan said the party should given an opportunity to a dalit leader to become the chief minister if it had any plans to change the leadership in the state. <br />“I want Siddaramaiah to complete the full term. If the party is planning a leadership change, then a dalit should be made the chief minister,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>Former Union minister K H Muniyappa on Thursday said people holding responsible positions in the government should not allow their family members to misuse power.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“People who are in power should keep the family members away. Otherwise, it will affect the party. Yeddyurappa had suffered a setback in his career due to issues involving his children,” he told reporters on seeking his reaction to the controversy pertaining to a company owned by Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra bagging a contract to set up a superspecialty laboratory in Bengaluru.<br /><br />Muniyappa, however, quickly added that he was yet to gather information on the controversy involving Yathindra. “I was told that the contract was given after following a transparent bidding process and that there was no violation of any rules,” he said on the sidelines of Ambedkar Jayanti organised at the state Congress office.<br /><br />Dalit CM<br /><br />Senior Congress leader M V Rajasekharan said the party should given an opportunity to a dalit leader to become the chief minister if it had any plans to change the leadership in the state. <br />“I want Siddaramaiah to complete the full term. If the party is planning a leadership change, then a dalit should be made the chief minister,” he said.<br /></p>
