MLC polls: Congress should form panel to choose candidates, says state home minister Parameshwara

Earlier on Tuesday, Parameshwara said CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar should not take a 'unilateral' decision in selecting MLC poll candidates.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara.

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Bengaluru: Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the Congress should have formed a screening committee to decide MLC tickets, maintaining that he was not consulted. 

Parameshwara said he had suggested a committee comprising senior leaders to choose candidates. “It’s too late now as the matter has reached the high command. What I said was that there should be consultation. I am someone who has worked as the party president. No one can say what I said was wrong. I’m not saying that tickets should be given to only those I name."