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Separate secretariat to be set up in Karnataka to address public grievances: CM Shivakumar
Jun-04-2026

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said that his government would set up a separate secretariat to address public grievances.

A day after taking charge as Chief Minister, Shivakumar convened a meeting with senior bureaucrats and top police officials to outline the priorities and direction of the new government. After the meeting, Shivakumar said, ‘A separate secretariat will be established to address public grievances, and a minister will be appointed to listen to people coming to Bengaluru from across the state with complaints, demands, or issues, including those staging protests or agitations. There is a need for such a separate secretariat’. He noted that a minister would be assigned to interact with people arriving in Bengaluru from different parts of the state, including those participating in protests and demonstrations.

The Chief Minister also directed officials to prepare detailed action plans for their respective departments within the next fifteen days. Emphasising transparency and accountability, he urged bureaucrats not to give in to any form of pressure and instead perform their duties with integrity, conscience, and a positive mindset.

Shivakumar said the government had effectively begun its work from today and that officials had been briefed on the administration’s objectives and expectations. CM further said that his government would not allow influence based on caste or religion, and he asked officials not to yield to pressure.

Reflecting on his vision for governance, Shivakumar remarked that he preferred creating history rather than merely reading or writing about it. The CM said he had reminded officials that they are accountable and asked them to work according to their conscience.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, Director General of Police M A Saleem, and other senior government officials. 


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