K'taka Deputy CM Shivakumar urges supporters not to celebrate his birthday due to drought in state

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday urged his supporters, party workers and fans not to celebrate his birthday on May 15 in view of severe drought in the state.

 

The state Congress president also communicated that he will be in North India for Lok Sabha polls campaigning in favour of party candidates there, on his birthday.

 

Karnataka had declared 223 out of 240 taluks as drought-hit and 196 of them were categorised as severely drought affected.