Indore, July 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday praised former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he had offered to resign from the very first day of the student protests if the party felt it was necessary. Speaking to reporters, Vijayvargiya criticised the Congress party, alleging that it had no role in the student agitation and merely tried to take political advantage of the situation.”If a child is born in a neighbour’s house and Congress beats d…
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Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Sunday questioned Karnataka government’s accountability over several issues. Training guns at the state government, Ashoka said that if Union Ministers are expected to take political and administrative responsibility for incidents of national importance, similar standards should apply to state governments.”Union Ministers have resigned, taking political and administrative responsibility in the wake of developments r…
Tumakuru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, stating that it reinforces the principle that those holding positions of responsibility must be accountable for lapses within their departments.Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru, Parameshwara said the resignation sends a strong message about ministerial accountability in matters of national importance.”The resignation of Union Education Minister Dh…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature will commence on August 13, even as the state prepares to address the worsening drought situation and pending development issues.Shivakumar also stated that he has convened a meeting of all MPs from Karnataka in Delhi on July 27 (Monday) to discuss the drought situation and seek the Centre’s assistance.He made the announcement while speaking to media persons ne…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Sunday said that the BJP and JD(S) would jointly raise major public issues during the Assembly session starting from August 13 and hold the ruling Congress government accountable on matters affecting people across the state.Speaking to reporters after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 136th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ at Sampangiramanagar in Shivajinagar Assembly constituency, where he watched the programme along …
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of Congress has registered an FIR against Manish Gupta, a former West Bengal minister in the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime and also a former bureaucrat in the Left Front regime in the state, over the infamous police firing in which 13 youth Congress workers died during a protest rally on July 21, 1993.Late Jyoti Basu was the Chief Minister of the state in 1993, and Gupta was the state Home Secretary when the police firing happ…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka on Sunday accused the Congress leadership of adopting “double standards” on accountability, alleging that the party follows one yardstick when in opposition and another when in power.Taking objection to the statement of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar warning officials that they would be held accountable in the event of question paper leaks or irregularities in recruitment examinations, Ashoka targeted Congress leaders, Lead…
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…
Datia, July 25 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said the July 30 Datia Assembly bypoll is a fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s development agenda and the Congress’ “politics of lies and misinformation”. Campaigning for BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari at public meetings in Udgua and Uparayn under Datia Assembly constituency, Yadav said the bypoll was not just about electing an MLA but about taking forward the development of the constituency.“The D…
Gandhinagar, July 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government has declared a public holiday across the entire Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara district on Thursday, July 30, to facilitate voting in the by-election to the seat. According to a notification issued by the state’s General Administration Department, the holiday has been declared under the provisions of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs notification dated May 8, 1968…