Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) In a twist to the Ballari violence case involving a shootout and the murder of a Congress worker, a Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation visited the residence of deceased Rajasekhar and provided Rs 10 lakh compensation to his family ahead of the protest rally in Ballari city on Saturday.The BJP delegation was led by party state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra. He was accompanied by opposition leaders R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chi…
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Bengaluru, Jan 14 (IANS) Purported audio clips of a Karnataka Congress leader from Chikkaballapur district allegedly abusing and threatening a woman Municipal Commissioner have triggered outrage and raised serious concerns in the state on Wednesday.The controversy, arising out of the removal of a banner, has proved to be a major embarrassment for the ruling party.It may be recalled that a clash between BJP and Congress workers in Ballari over a banner recently resulted in the death of a Congress…
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 …
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that it will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to be conducted in February or later. Addressing a press conference at the state party office in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated, “The BJP will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and will also take steps in the co…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem on Tuesday, and submitted a complaint against senior Congress leader and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Commitee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Laxman, a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, over creating public unrest through his statements made against the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. The BJP delegation …
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) A Karnataka BJP delegation led by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy met Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Monday and urged him not to grant assent to the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, sent to him by the Congress-led government.Speaking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, R. Ashoka claimed, “We met the Governor and conveyed that Karnataka has been turned into a goonda state. There is no one to questio…
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday claimed that it is a matter of great pride that Bengaluru has secured the first position among the safest cities in the country for women to live in, citing a report released by a Chennai-based consultant firm dealing in workplace culture and inclusion.The claims of state Home Minister Parameshwara are likely to stir controversy against the backdrop of the alleged incident of stripping and assault on the BJP woman worke…
New Delhi Jan 9 (IANS) The war of words continued between the Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, with the former alleging that Shivakumar has encroached upon the Home Department portfolio, which is officially handled by state Minister G. Parameshwara. Reacting to the media in Delhi on Friday in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Minister on this matter, Kumaraswamy also hit back at Shivakumar’s remarks about his own political experience.”Shiv…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) Hitting back at Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar for stating that Janata Dal(Secular) party will merge into Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claims of having more experience than him, Union Minister for Large Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy stated that loot, extortion and fencing scams are not part of his experience.Taking to social media X, Kumaraswamy stated on Friday, “Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, please set aside…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Reacting to the BJP’s demand to hand over to a central agency the Ballari violence case which resulted in the death of a Congress worker recently, the Karnataka government stated on Thursday that the Cabinet has decided not to transfer such cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Karnataka Police was capable of probing the Ballari violence incident that led to the death of a Congress worker in a firing inc…