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Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, for staying in Bagalkot constituency for campaigning for the upcoming bypolls.Karnataka BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, remarked sarcastically that if the Chief Minister truly had confidence in the government’s development work and guarantee schemes, there would have been no need to camp in Bagalkot for five days for campaigning.Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, Vija…

Davanagere, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Parliamentary Committee Member and former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday intensified campaigning for the Davanagere South Assembly by-election. Addressing a party workers’ meeting at Aranahalli village, he launched a sharp attack on the state government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.In a strongly worded speech, Yediyurappa accused the Chief Minister of “betrayal and breach of trust,” alleging that the curren…

Davanagere (Karnataka), March 31 (IANS) Responding to Minister for Waqf and Housing, Zameer Ahmad Khan’s alleged reluctance to campaign in Davanagere, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday stated, “The party does not run on one individual. It does not run on D.K. Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah, or Zameer Ahmad Khan. It runs on ideology and workers. We have been working consistently for elections.”He made the statement in Davanagere city after arriving for cam…

Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Monday criticised the Congress government for removing Hindi as a third language for Class 10 students, alleging that the move has harmed the future of students. He said the decision was not driven by love for Kannada but was purely political.Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, Ashoka said the Education Department had suddenly removed Hindi as a third language. “This decision has been taken at a time when students are wr…

Mysuru, March 28 (IANS) Commenting on the controversy regarding the government’s decision not to consider passing Hindi as compulsory for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Class 10) students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the government has not taken any decision on a two‑language policy in the state yet and clarified that it is not opposed to learning Hindi.​ He was speaking to the media at Mysuru airport on Saturday when asked whether the state government is imple…

Davanagere, March 27 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday that people have grown “disillusioned” with two-and-a-half years of the state government’s administration. ​ He asserted that the shadow of the power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will impact the Davanagere by-election, and a BJP victory in this bypoll will change the political direction of Karnataka in the coming days.​Speaking at a press c…

Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Following the withdrawal of Sadiq Pylwan, who had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Davanagere by-election, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress will win the bypolls in both Davanagere and Bagalkot.​ He was speaking at a press conference held at the Congress office on Queen’s Road on Friday. ​Sadiq had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Davanagere South seat, opposing the candida…

Davanagere (Karnataka), March 23 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win by a huge margin in both Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies in the state where the upcoming bypolls are being held. Speaking to media persons, Yediyurappa added that people are fed up with the style of governance of the Congress-led state government.”They (Congress) have an overwhelming majority to the point of excess. The peopl…

Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he is confident that people will ensure the Congress party’s victory in the Bagalkot and Davanagere by-elections, which are committed to social justice.​ Speaking to the media in Bagalkot on Monday, he said Umesh Meti has filed his nomination as the Congress candidate for the Bagalkot Assembly by-election and extended his best wishes to him.​“Late H.Y. Meti was a popular leader in the region, and his sudden de…

Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday announced that street vending will not be permitted on Bengaluru’s main roads and sub‑roads as part of a proposed new policy aimed at improving pedestrian movement across the city. Addressing the media after a meeting on budget preparations of Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) corporations and an executive meeting held at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said the governme…