Tumakuru, June 8 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Monday supported the demand for a ministerial post for Congress MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, calling him a "capable leader."

Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru, Parameshwara said there was "nothing wrong with giving him a berth."

Parameshwara said, "He is a capable leader, especially a capable leader from the minority community. We do not know why he was missed out in the first phase. There is a demand across the state to give him a ministerial berth in the second phase. I understand the high command will consider it. He was a capable minister and did good work. There is nothing wrong with giving him a berth. The high command has said they will soon announce the second ph...