Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Credit: DH File Photo
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has decided not to attend the G20 gala dinner being hosted by President Draupadi Murmu on Saturday in New Delhi.
A source close to CM told DH that Siddarmaiah has officially communicated that he would not be attending the gala dinner citing ‘pre-engagement’. But in reality, it is due to dissatisfaction over the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha M Mallikarjun Kharge not figuring in the guest list.
Kharge is considered to be the tallest Dalit leader in the state.
A source close to Kharge’s home office in Bengaluru told DH that Kharge has not received the official invite till now to the dinner hosted by the President at the multi-function hall of the Bharat Mandapam, the revamped India Trade Promotion Organisation complex at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.