Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday refuted studies of him assembly prime US leaders of their nation and clarified that he was going to Washington DC on a non-public go to together with his household and never assembly anybody there.
Shivakumar’s clarification got here after some studies claimed that the senior Congress chief could be assembly former US President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris forward of the presidential election in November.
“I’m travelling to the US together with my household until September 15. Media studies that mentioned I’m assembly Barack Obama and Kamala Harris are incorrect. It’s a private go to,” he mentioned in an announcement.
Shivakumar additionally wrote a letter to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge about his go to to Washington and launched a replica of it publicly.
Curiously, Shivakumar’s go to to Washington coincides with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing tour to the US, the place he arrived in Texas on Sunday for a three-day go to to the nation.
Throughout his go to, Rahul Gandhi is anticipated to carry conferences and interactions in Washington DC and Dallas, together with on the College of Texas.
In accordance with Indian Abroad Congress Chairman Sam Pitroda, Rahul Gandhi’s US journey is just not in his official capability however at an “particular person degree”.
