In the 10 days since Vijay assumed office, social media posts have claimed everything from the “chief minister being the first leader to appoint a Dalit minister” to welfare schemes and administrative measures introduced years ago by previous governments being “brand-new initiatives of the incumbent government”.
Having offered all possible support from behind all along, the government and the police ditched the minister at the crucial moment by sabotaging his plan.
The mood in Karnataka Congress has shifted, with an eye on the future, but the AICC has yet to take note. The longer Congress’s central leadership ignores the demand for clarity, the worse it is expected to fare in the next Assembly elections in Karnataka.
