Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP), R. Ashoka, on Saturday criticised the Congress government in the state for constantly being engaged in minority appeasement. He also said that this is why the state government reintroduced the hijab and withdrew the Aland riots case. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP office in Bengaluru, Ashoka alleged that the Congress-led state government had been consistently pursuing policie…
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Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise to the people of the country over his recent “childish remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.Speaking to reporters at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra condemned Rahul Gandhi’s recent statements and said that a leader of his stature should not make “childish remarks”.“The BJP has achieved…
Bengaluru, May 21 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Wednesday said there has been no mention of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Karnataka, though informal discussions may have taken place regarding its possible impact and the current political scenario.Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara said the Congress party had already made its stand clear on the SIR issue.“Ahead of elections in five states, discussions regarding SIR have surfaced again. Especially during…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, alleging that it was Kumaraswamy’s family which had amassed wealth through real estate dealings. The remarks follow serious allegations made by former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, father of Kumaraswamy, against Shivakumar over the proposed Bidadi Township project.Deve Gowda alleged that Shivakumar is pursuing business interests through the Bidadi project on…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Directly questioning Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with Bidadi Township, former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda said on Saturday, asked the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to hold an enquiry into the Bidadi township controversy. “Siddaramaiah, you have worked with me, and I know your commitment to social justice. I have already written a letter asking for an inquiry into whose names around 20,000 acres of land around Bengaluru are registered in,” he said. Add…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Saturday declared that he would launch a fight against what he termed as a “land scam” being carried out in the name of the proposed Bidadi township by taking away farmers’ lands. Addressing a press conference at the JDS state office, JP Bhavan in Bengaluru, the former Prime Minister alleged that the Congress government was attempting to snatch away farmers’ lands for business interests.Deve Gowda said there was widespread…