NEW DELHI: Union minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he would take an appropriate decision on returning to state politics at the right time.The JD(S) leader said that he would not abandon Bengaluru South, formerly known as Ramanagara district, which played a crucial role in shaping his political career.“There is no question of neglecting Ramanagara. I will earmark separate time for the district to strengthen the party and its organisation,” Kumaraswamy, who holds the portfolios of heavy industries and steel, said.Asked about his return to state politics, he said he would respect the sentiments of party workers and take a decision in the party’s interest.“I will not disappoint my workers or disregard their feelings. In the interest of the party and for the sake of the workers, I will take an appropriate decision at the appropriate time,” he told reporters, according to a statement issued by his office.Kumaraswamy said he had decided to devote time to all four Assembly constituencies in Ramanagara district, regardless of his national-level responsibilities. He said his son and JD(S) youth wing leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy would work with him to plan visits to the constituencies.“Even if I am busy in national politics, I have decided to give time to all four constituencies in Ramanagara. Nikhil and I will work out a schedule to tour these constituencies,” he said.Describing Ramanagara as the district that gave his family its political identity, Kumaraswamy said its people and party workers had played a key role in his political journey.
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“The workers of this district made me a leader. Their feelings are my feelings, and there is no question of disappointing them,” he said.Taking a swipe at his political opponents, Kumaraswamy dismissed suggestions that his family would be driven out of Ramanagara, saying such claims were merely wishful thinking.“Some people are under the illusion that they can drive us out of Ramanagara district. They have no option but to remain in that illusion. The people and party workers of this district are firmly with us,” he said.He asserted that his opponents would not succeed in pushing his family out of the district.