Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Senior Congress MLA H.C. Balakrishna, a close associate of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) over the proposed Bidadi Township project, alleging that opposition leaders were undertaking a “penitence march” rather than a protest and raising questions over the role of former chief ministers H.D. Kumaraswamy and B.S. Yediyurappa in the project’s evolution. Addres…
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Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) One month after D.K. Shivakumar assumed office as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the state continues to function with only 13 ministers, leaving 20 Cabinet berths vacant despite the Council of Ministers being permitted to have up to 34 members.The prolonged delay in Cabinet expansion, attributed to political calculations and lobbying within the ruling Congress, has left several key departments without dedicated ministers at a time when the state is grappling with a sev…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday launched a sharp counterattack against Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, saying that fortunes change with time and no one remains in power forever. Speaking to the media on Thursday at the party’s State Headquarters, JP Bhavan in Bengaluru, the Union Minister said, “The belief that ‘I alone will remain, and everything revolves around me’ is nothing but an illusion. Every position and every phase has an end.”Responding s…
Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday locked horns over the proposed Bidadi Township project, trading accusations over its origins, implementation and the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial development. While Shivakumar described Kumaraswamy as the “architect” of the project and accused him of changing his stand, the Union Minister defended his opposition to the current proposal, saying that fertile agricul…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) As the Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigates the sensational Bitcoin scam in Karnataka, involving politicians from the state, Minister for Home Priyank Kharge has said that the government will review the need for reconstituting the Cabinet sub-committee. Kharge made the statement while answering a question in Bengaluru on Friday. “There is an ED case, which is not under our jurisdiction. A Cabinet sub-committee was formed …
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…
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…