Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, hit out at the Congress after the grand old party did not meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz while he arrived in Bengaluru but instead chose to prioritise the visit of the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in Mysuru. “Congress party creates a big furore when their leaders aren’t invited to a banquet hosted in honour for a foreign leader. But when a foreign leader visits their home state, they cho…
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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 10 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said that it will urge Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot not to give assent to the Hate Speech Bill as it will “curb” freedom of speech. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka stated, “The Hate Speech Prohibition Bill will snatch away freedom of speech. We will convince the Governor about this.”Criticising the government for passing the Bill without discussion, he said: “The Con…
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 8 (IANS) Responding to the high command’s decision to appoint him as the senior observer for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar said that he had no option but to accept the responsibility.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Thursday, Shivakumar said, “I don’t have any option. My option is whatever the party asks me to do, I have to do it. Being a Congressman, I have to work for the…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has demanded the immediate suspension of officials who allegedly stripped and assaulted a BJP woman worker in Hubballi. A video purportedly related to the incident has gone viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage and controversy on Wednesday morning.Speaking to media persons at the BJP state headquarters “Jagannath Bhavan” in Bengaluru, State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said a shocking incident had taken place in Hubballi, wher…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) A complaint has been filed with the Income Tax Department against Karnataka Minister for Tourism and Waqf Zameer Ahmad Khan, who is also District In-Charge Minister for Ballari, over giving Rs 25 lakh in cash, which is against the law, as compensation to the family of Congress worker Rajashekar.It may be recalled that Rajashekar died in a firing during a clash between Congress and BJP workers.The complaint has been lodged by Hindu activist Tejas Gowda, who has accused the…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra while reacting to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claim of creating a record by serving the longest tenure as the Chief Minister, Vijayendra said that “it was nothing but an illusion”, further “calling him an opportunist”. “They are proudly publishing advertisements on newspaper front pages claiming Siddaramaiah has broken D. Devaraj Urs’ record. That is their happiness. But people are asking what Siddaramaiah has actually ach…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Following incidents of violence and crime in Karnataka, the BJP unit alleged on Monday that ‘Goonda Raj’ was the sixth guarantee that the current government is ensuring the people of the state and in the very first week of the New Year, the state is witnessing the noise and chaos of goonda raj.Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, R. Ashoka, stated in Bengaluru that, “On one hand, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is dreaming of creating a record by becoming the longest-ser…
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Condemning the Congress-led government’s decision to allot houses to encroachers whose residential structures were demolished at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru following intervention by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Karnataka BJP on Thursday announced a protest on January 5 at Freedom Park in the state capital.Senior BJP MLA S.R. Vishwanath made the announcement while addressing the media at the party headquarters here. “On January 5, we will launch a major…