Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) As a special Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is held to discuss internal reservation, the Karnataka BJP on Friday alleged that the government has created confusion instead of providing internal reservation to Dalits, thereby sowing seeds of discord and pushing communities into conflict.The BJP claimed that the people of the state will not forgive the government for this.Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, former Deputy Chief Minister a…
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Bengaluru, April 11 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the latter does not genuinely uphold the principles of social justice. Addressing the Greater Bengaluru JDS convention, the 93-year-old Deve Gowda remarked that the Chief Minister invokes the rhetoric of social justice primarily for political expediency.He further stated that Siddaramaiah must introspect and question his own commitment to these ideals, accusing him…
Mysuru, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a sharp attack on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, posing a series of questions and challenges, and asked him to respond before criticising others. Speaking to the media in Mysuru ahead of a District Development Coordination and Monitoring (DISHA) committee meeting, Kumaraswamy questioned Siddaramaiah’s remarks on family politics. He asked whether the Chief Minister, who has br…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 6 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, said that the ongoing bye-elections have become a tough challenge for the Karnataka government and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.”Crocodile tears of Karnataka Congress party are now understood even by minorities,” he stated.Speaking at a press conference in Davanagere, he alleged that the Chief Minister has been misleading people under the guise of guarantee schemes. He said the bye-elections have turned into a ma…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the Congress is receiving more-than-expected public support in the by-elections and that people have realised the “truth” about the BJP’s lack of development, even as he attacked the Centre over fund allocation.Speaking to media persons at the helipad at the MBA College premises in Davanagere, he said the response in the Davanagere South Assembly constituency has exceeded expectations.“People ha…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 2 (IANS) Reacting to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s remark likening BJP leaders to “stray bulls”, senior BJP leader and former minister B. Sriramulu on Thursday launched a sharp counterattack, saying that if BJP leaders are like bulls, then Congress leaders are like rodents.He added that Siddaramaiah is surrounded by such people who have lost public trust.Sriramulu said that the Congress has begun to fear defeat in the by-elections to the Davanagere South and B…
Davanagere, March 27 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday that people have grown “disillusioned” with two-and-a-half years of the state government’s administration. He asserted that the shadow of the power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will impact the Davanagere by-election, and a BJP victory in this bypoll will change the political direction of Karnataka in the coming days.Speaking at a press c…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Karnataka is facing rebellion from its own leaders in the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, a stronghold of the party that was represented by veteran leader late Shamanur Shivashankarappa since the segment came into existence in 2008. Congress insiders say that if the party leadership fails to assuage the rebel leaders, the BJP could register a maiden victory.The result is crucial for both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minist…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) Referring to the Congress-led government completing 1,000 days in office and organising a mega celebration in Haveri, BJP State President and MLA B. Y. Vijayendra cited a proverb “telling a hundred lies to solemnise a marriage”.He alleged that while celebrating 1,000 days in power, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his ministers have told “a thousand lies”.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters in Bengaluru, State BJP President Vijayendra also released…