Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged large‑scale irregularities in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and demanded that the state government immediately withhold the selection list and order a fresh examination. Leader of the Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy claimed that the recruitment process violated government norms governing backlog vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Schedul…
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Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of avoiding discussion on the NEET controversy in Parliament, adding that he (Rahul Gandhi) has become the leader of the ‘Tukde-Tukde’ gang. Karnataka Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka told reporters that elected representatives should participate in parliamentary proceedings and questioned why LoP Rahul Gandhi had chosen to protest instead of engaging in a discussion i…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) A BJP delegation on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot’s office, seeking enhanced security for Opposition leaders and urging him to send a special report to the President of India on the alleged deterioration of law and order and what the party claimed was a “constitutional crisis” in the state.The delegation was led by State President B.Y. Vijayendra, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka, and Leader of the Oppositio…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) The Karnataka Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, condemning the alleged attack on its legislators that took place a day earlier by Congress party workers.The protest and sit-in demonstrations were led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra.Sever…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka BJP leaders marching towards the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru to protest against Congress for playing politics over the NEET row and ignoring the state’s issues were detained by the police on Wednesday.Congress workers had gathered in large numbers and targeted a senior BJP MLA, B.P. Harish, who arrived directly at the KPCC office. As soon as he stepped out of his vehicle, Congress workers surrounded him and raised slogans against the BJP.Even as the police …
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Former Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and B.S. Yediyurappa, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, and Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday expressed their condolences over the demise of Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Chennamma, 85, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday following severe respiratory complications, prompting an outpouring of condolences from leaders across party lines in …
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, on Tuesday warned that strict legal action would be taken if the violence during the Bidadi Township Project protests was found to have been politically motivated or in violation of the law. He said citizens have every right to express their views, submit representations and stage peaceful protests, but unlawful acts like attacking officers would not be tolerated.Responding to questions on the FIRs registered against far…
Mysuru, July 11 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, describing him as a “mask Chief Minister”. Ashoka alleged that Shivakumar was misleading the people of Karnataka and claimed that illegal immigrants from Bangladesh had become the Karnataka government’s vote bank.He was speaking at a felicitation ceremony for newly elected MLC Raghu R. Kautilya, organised by the …
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Friday urged the state government to respect the Supreme Court’s directions and conduct elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), alleging that the Congress government was attempting to delay the polls out of fear of defeat. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Narayanaswamy said Bengaluru residents had been waiting for civic b…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Senior BJP and JD(S) leaders from Karnataka, including four Union Ministers, will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi on Tuesday to submit a memorandum over issues concerning the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The delegation, scheduled to call on the Election Commission at its headquarters at 3 P.M. on July 7, comprises Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Union Min…