Bengaluru, Oct 18: While the debate over leadership change in Karnataka is getting louder, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar have started divergent stands on two major issues.

While Siddaramaiah is coming down heavily on those not participating in the caste survey, including Infosys chief N R Narayanamurthy and his wife Sudha Murthy, Shivakumar has said that the participation was voluntary and not mandatory.

At the same time, while Siddaramaiah has asked the contractors in the state, who have levelled commission charges against the government and demanded clearance of their pending bills to go to court, D K Shivakumar has convened a meeting of contractors to sort out the issue.

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