<p>Chamarajanagar MLA C Puttarangashetty said on Thursday that he had agreed to take up the post of Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. </p>.<p>“As per the directions of the party high command and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, I have agreed to take up the post of<br />Deputy Speaker in the Legislative Assembly,” he told reporters. </p>.<p>Puttarangashetty said, “It is true that initially, I had refused the post. I had requested the leaders to appoint me as chairperson of a board or corporation. However, the CM has assured that I will be made a minister after serving as deputy speaker for a year”.</p>.<p>“I am a loyal Congress worker and committed to the ideology of the party. We have to abide by the directions of the senior leaders,” he said.</p>
<p>Chamarajanagar MLA C Puttarangashetty said on Thursday that he had agreed to take up the post of Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. </p>.<p>“As per the directions of the party high command and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, I have agreed to take up the post of<br />Deputy Speaker in the Legislative Assembly,” he told reporters. </p>.<p>Puttarangashetty said, “It is true that initially, I had refused the post. I had requested the leaders to appoint me as chairperson of a board or corporation. However, the CM has assured that I will be made a minister after serving as deputy speaker for a year”.</p>.<p>“I am a loyal Congress worker and committed to the ideology of the party. We have to abide by the directions of the senior leaders,” he said.</p>