Karnataka CM Row: Shivakumar Meets Kharge, Denies Power Talks, Highlights MGNREGA

• Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, sparking CM change speculations.
• Shivakumar denied political discussions, stating he only discussed the Centre's new law replacing MGNREGA.
• He affirmed his role as a party worker and commitment to the high command's decision on leadership.
• The meeting occurs amidst an intensified power tussle for the CM post in Karnataka, with Siddaramaiah asserting his continuation.
• Shivakumar criticized the new law replacing MGNREGA, calling it detrimental and planning a movement against it.

Why It Matters: Shivakumar met Kharge amid Karnataka CM speculations, but claimed discussions were only on the new MGNREGA law.