Chitradurga (Karnataka), July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Saturday that farmers protesting against the Bidadi township project would not be harassed and announced that the much-awaited Cabinet expansion is likely to take place next week. Addressing reporters at the Vedavathi Science College grounds in Hiriyur of Chitradurga district, Shivakumar added that the state government considers the protesting farmers as its own people and assured that no undue pressure woul…
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Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) In a major relief to the state government and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the acquisition of 516 acres of agricultural land for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi.The PIL, filed by Rajesh Kamplapura Basavanna, questioned the legality of the land acquisition process and sought the court’s intervention against the notification issued for the project.A D…
Haveri (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a massive protest rally in Haveri city on Thursday, condemning the alleged deterioration of law and order in the region and accusing the state government of pursuing appeasement politics, which it alleged had led to a spate of serious crimes, including murders.Addressing a massive protest organised by the party in Haveri against the state government, BJP Karnataka President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, …
Haveri (Karnataka), July 16 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Thursday accused the Karnataka government of being ‘anti-Hindu’ and ‘anti-farmer’ and threatened to hold protests.”The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage a strong protest against the government in Karnataka, for pursuing anti-Hindu and anti-farmer policies and indulging in minority appeasement,” Vijayendra claimed.Addressing the media in Haveri, Vijayendra alleged that incidents of violence against Hindus ha…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Saturday, alleged that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had been biding his time for several years and systematically pursuing plans to acquire fertile agricultural land from farmers in Bidadi. Kumaraswamy had written to the Chief Minister requesting him to participate in an open discussion with farmers at Byramangala. However, the Chief Minister remained absent from the meeting, prompting the Union Minis…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) The political face-off between Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi, coming up near Bengaluru, took a dramatic turn on Saturday, with Kumaraswamy reserving an empty chair for the Chief Minister at a public meeting and inviting him to an open dialogue before the affected villagers. The symbolic gesture came after Kumaraswamy had…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) The political tussle over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi continued on Friday, with Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, stating that he would wait for Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to arrive at the affected region on Saturday for discussions on the project. Kumaraswamy clarified that the issue was not one of personal prestige and maintained that he was only standing with the aggrieved farmers.”…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The political tussle over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi continued on Thursday, with Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy writing to Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for a second time and inviting him to visit Byramangala village on June 27 for an on-site interaction with residents likely to be affected by the proposed project.The Bidadi Township Project has emerged as a major political fl…
Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Wednesday accused the Congress government of deliberately postponing the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections due to fear of defeat and termed it a “betrayal” of the people of Bengaluru.Addressing a press conference, Ashoka said that if elections had been conducted on the basis of the earlier 198 wards, the process would have already been completed. However, after the decision to divide Bengaluru into…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday criticised the state government for trying to set up a government housing project on 9,600 acres of agricultural land in Bidadi and Kanchaganahalli near Bengaluru.Addressing reporters, Ashoka alleged that the government was targeting fertile agricultural land in the region, historically associated with Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru city, where crops such as…