Hours after Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy announced his decision to resign as Karnataka minister, CM DK Shivakumar sought to defuse the situation, saying he would “sort out the issue” and “make everything right.”Bengaluru, Jun 04 (ANI): Newly sworn-in Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar speaks at his first official cabinet meeting at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (@DKShivakumar X/ANI Photo) (@DKShivakumar X)Reddy resigned earlier on Friday, expressing displeasure over the allocation of portfolios in the Karnataka cabinet. He said he wanted the Bengaluru Development portfolio, but was instead appointed minister for Major and Medium Irrigation projects.However, Shivakumar said Reddy was a “great friend”, while assuring that there was “nothing to worry.” “Nothing to worry. He is a great friend. We are the closest friends among the Cabinet. We will sort out the problem,” Shivakumar said, according to ANI news agency. Elaborating on his conversation with Reddy, he said the Congress MLA had asked for “some other ministerial post.”“Ramalinga Reddy is my colleague and our senior leader. He said that he cannot go to the village and work…I will talk to Ramalinga Reddy and make everything right,” the Karnataka CM added. ‘How long can I tolerate this humilitation’: Ramalinga Reddy Reddy, while announcing that he would tender his resignation, alleged “humilitation”, and said he cannot work “against conscience.” “I am resigning from my post because I cannot work against conscience,” Reddy said at a press conference in Bengaluru earlier today.“How long can I tolerate this humiliation and what else were options before me?” the senior Congress leader added, while also clarifying that he would continue to be a member of the party and an MLA from Karnataka. “I am still in the Congress party; I have not resigned from the party. I have been in the Congress party for the past 53 years,” Reddy said, adding that he had already “handled several responsibilities within the party.”