No personal involvement in Cong's action against minority leaders: DCM

The party has suspended MLC K Abdul Jabbar from primary membership, and relieved Naseer Ahmed.

- NT Correspondent

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he has no personal involvement in action taken against certain Congress leaders from the minority community following allegations of an internal conspiracy during the recently held Davanagere South bypolls.

He clarified that the decisions were taken by the party high command based on available reports.

Asserting that party discipline is of utmost importance, Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, sought to downplay concerns that action against minority leaders may send a message that "Muslims are being targeted.”

"I don't have any personal involvement in this. Whatever decisions are taken are made by the party leadership. The party has its own reports. Decisions regarding MLAs or MLCs cannot be taken at the state level without instructions from Delhi,” he said.