Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, warned of a statewide agitation if the state government fails to implement internal reservation for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in line with the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report and the directions of the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, former Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said that there was no need to convene a special Cabinet meeting to implement the measure.”If …
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Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said the opposition, out of frustration, was trying to politicise the issue of LPG. He stated that the ongoing West Asia conflict has created problems worldwide and that there will be no LPG shortage if people do not panic.Speaking at a press conference at the BJP state office on Friday, Bommai said the LPG issue exists in several states. He explained that LPG is supplied from Qatar and other Arabian countries. Si…
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) A BJP state core committee meeting was held on Friday at the BJP state office ‘Jagannath Bhavan’ in Bengaluru to discuss candidates and election strategy for bypolls to two Assembly seats in the state. The meeting, held under the leadership of the party’s state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, was attended by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka BJP in-charge and National General Secretary Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai, …
Bengaluru, March 4 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has warned that the government must fill vacant posts by implementing internal reservation and create employment opportunities for youth, failing which the BJP will be compelled to launch an intense agitation. Speaking to the media at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Vijayendra said the reservation limit has been increased from 50 per cent to 56 per cent.“Whether you fill 50,000 vacancies or…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days when the BJP had a limited presence in the state.He was speaking at a felicitation programme organised in Yediyurappa’s hometown of Shikaripura to mark his 84th birthday.Joshi praised the people of Shikarip…
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Minister B. Sriramulu on Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an immediate technical review by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) into the state’s law and order situation, citing repeated communal flashpoints and concerns over alleged targeting of Hindu activists.In his letter, Sriramulu urged the MHA to examine what he described as a pattern of escalating communal tensions, attacks on youths linked to Hindu org…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) The Karnataka Police has filed an FIR against senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Minister B. Sriramulu at the Ballari Women’s Police Station in Ballari city on Monday on charges of revealing the name and identity of the victim in connection with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The complaint alleges that during his speech, sensitive details were mentioned, clearly violating the provisions of the POCSO Act.Based on the compla…
Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Criticising the Congress-led Karnataka government for its reluctance to hand over the Ballari violence case to the CBI, mining baron and BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy on Monday asked whether the state was heading towards a situation akin to Sri Lanka.Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Reddy, referring to the attack on his residence in Ballari, said, “Has Karnataka become Sri Lanka? Can a legislator’s house be attacked in this manner?”Reddy accu…
Ballari, Jan 17 (IANS) Karnataka BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, his wife Aruna Laxmi, and close aide B. Sriramulu launched a scathing attack against the Congress-led state government and local Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy in the backdrop of an incident of violence in Ballari that resulted in the shooting of a Congress worker indicates that political tension in the region is likely to intensify in the coming days. They made these statements at a protest rally organised to demand a CBI probe in…
Chitradurga, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has stated that the decision to undertake a padayatra to Ballari will be made after consulting the party’s central leadership. The BJP has already announced a massive protest on January 17 at Ballari, condemning the incident of violence over the installation of banners.BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made the statement in this regard on Wednesday in Bengaluru.While responding to a question, Vijayendra said that not only BJP …