Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar on Saturday got emotional while recalling senior leader Sonia Gandhi’s visit to Delhi’s Tihar jail to meet him in 2020 when he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.
“I assured Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge that I will deliver Karnataka. I can’t forget Sonia Gandhi coming to meet me in jail,” Shivakumar told reporters as -the Congress was set to win the Karnataka assembly elections on Saturday, defeating the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a big boost ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year.
Shivakumar, who is a top contender for the chief minister’s post, said, “The Congress office is our temple. We will decide our next step at the Congress office.”
Shivakumar had played a…
