Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Tuesday said that the party is fully prepared for the elections to the proposed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), while alleging that the Congress government has discriminated against BJP legislators in the allocation of development funds. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of BJP leaders appointed as in-charges for the GBA elections at the party’s state headquarters in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka said the…
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Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Referring to the violence that broke out during the Kara Hunnime (Full Moon Day) festival celebrations in Haveri district over the bursting of firecrackers near a mosque, the Karnataka BJP on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging that its “appeasement politics” had emboldened communal elements and created an atmosphere in which Hindus feared celebrating their traditional festivals.A quarrel that started over the bursting of crackers during…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) The politically sensitive Waqf land controversy has resurfaced in Karnataka, with senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly R. Ashoka accusing the Congress government of endangering land rights of farmers by allegedly recording Waqf-related entries in land records across the state.In a strongly-worded statement issued on Monday, Ashoka alleged that the Congress government’s “appeasement politics” has reached a stage where it is threatening the ver…
Jaipur, June 26 (IANS) Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) President and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal on Friday questioned the Rajasthan government over the investigation into the recovery of Rs 2.31 crore in cash and nearly one kg of gold from the basement of Yojana Bhawan near the State Secretariat in Jaipur during the tenure of the previous Ashok Gehlot-led state government. Addressing the issue through a press statement, Beniwal said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while in the Opposition, had s…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday submitted a complaint to State Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbu Kumar, seeking urgent intervention against what it termed a parallel, unauthorised, and conflicting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process allegedly initiated by the Karnataka State Election Commission (SEC).The BJP delegation comprised Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, BJP State Spokesperson Prakash Shesharagha…
Hubballi, June 20 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel Pralhad Joshi on Saturday hit back at Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge over his criticism of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking to reporters in Hubballi, Joshi said the RSS, which has completed 100 years of service, does not require any registration.“Priyank Kharge is like an old radio that keeps playing the same song repeatedly. His statements no longer carry any value,” Joshi remarked.He further alleg…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Strongly condemning the Congress government for issuing the final notification for land acquisition for the Bidadi township project despite intense opposition from farmers, Union Minister and Karnataka JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday announced that a legal battle would be launched against what he termed an anti-farmer move.He declared that he would fight on behalf of the farmers who stand to lose their land.The Bidadi township row centres on the Karnataka gov…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of failing to release payments due to farmers who sold ragi under the Centre’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.In a statement, Ashoka alleged that the state government has withheld Rs 1,611 crore in payments owed to more than one lakh farmers across Karnataka. He said the delay comes at a crucial time when the monsoon season has co…
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Telangana tops among all the states in India in paddy procurement during Rabi season, Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, said on Friday. The minister said Telangana has already procured 60 lakh tonnes of paddy, compared to about 24 lakh tonnes in Andhra Pradesh, 11-12 lakh tonnes in Tamil Nadu, 3 lakh tonnes in Maharashtra, and nearly 2 lakh tonnes in Kerala.He told a press conference that Telangana is conducting what is arguably the most s…
Jaipur, May 28 (IANS) On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day, former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, urging the immediate and effective resumption of the free sanitary napkin distribution programme under the Udan scheme. In his letter, Gehlot expressed concern over the prolonged disruption of the scheme and highlighted the serious impact on the health and dignity of girls and women across Rajasthan.He stated that the unavailability of sanitary napki…