<p class="title">Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said he has advised Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy not to repeatedly talk about resigning from office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said, “We (Congress) are giving him full cooperation. He has a free hand to run the government. We have no problems with him and he too should reciprocate accordingly.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, Kumaraswamy had threatened to resign after Congress legislators, including Cabinet ministers MTB Nagaraju and C Puttarangashetty, hailed Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah as their chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara said that a joint meeting of Congress and JD(S) legislators will be convened either on February 6 or 7 ahead of the presentation of budget proposals. “The chief minister too will be present and the meeting can serve as a platform to discuss all issues,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, is scheduled to present the budget proposals for 2019-20 on February 8.</p>
<p class="title">Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said he has advised Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy not to repeatedly talk about resigning from office.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said, “We (Congress) are giving him full cooperation. He has a free hand to run the government. We have no problems with him and he too should reciprocate accordingly.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday, Kumaraswamy had threatened to resign after Congress legislators, including Cabinet ministers MTB Nagaraju and C Puttarangashetty, hailed Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah as their chief minister.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Parameshwara said that a joint meeting of Congress and JD(S) legislators will be convened either on February 6 or 7 ahead of the presentation of budget proposals. “The chief minister too will be present and the meeting can serve as a platform to discuss all issues,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, is scheduled to present the budget proposals for 2019-20 on February 8.</p>
