Overview
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar are scheduled to meet at 9:30 am at the CM’s ‘Kaveri’ residence in Bengaluru on the high command’s directive.
- Siddaramaiah has publicly said he will abide by whatever the leadership decides, while Shivakumar’s camp has pressed its claim with MLAs in Delhi and support from the Adichunchanagiri mutt citing an alleged 2.5-year rotation.
- Congress figures offered contrasting signals in Bengaluru, with G. Parameshwara saying he would back Shivakumar for CM if the leadership so decides and Zameer Ahmed Khan insisting Siddaramaiah will serve the full term.
- Indian officials say Kabul–Delhi and Kabul–Amritsar air‑freight corridors are activated and cargo flights are expected to start very soon, pending Afghan-side formalities.
- The NHRC has asked states and UTs to act on CIRT findings about unsafe bus designs, recommending removal of driver partitions, mandatory fire-detection and suppression systems, and immediate compliance reports.