Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) The Karnataka Police has filed an FIR against senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Minister B. Sriramulu at the Ballari Women’s Police Station in Ballari city on Monday on charges of revealing the name and identity of the victim in connection with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The complaint alleges that during his speech, sensitive details were mentioned, clearly violating the provisions of the POCSO Act.Based on the compla…
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Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) Criticising the Congress-led Karnataka government for its reluctance to hand over the Ballari violence case to the CBI, mining baron and BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy on Monday asked whether the state was heading towards a situation akin to Sri Lanka.Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Reddy, referring to the attack on his residence in Ballari, said, “Has Karnataka become Sri Lanka? Can a legislator’s house be attacked in this manner?”Reddy accu…
Ballari, Jan 17 (IANS) Karnataka BJP MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, his wife Aruna Laxmi, and close aide B. Sriramulu launched a scathing attack against the Congress-led state government and local Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy in the backdrop of an incident of violence in Ballari that resulted in the shooting of a Congress worker indicates that political tension in the region is likely to intensify in the coming days. They made these statements at a protest rally organised to demand a CBI probe in…
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 17 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a massive protest rally in Ballari, alleging an attempted murder of BJP MLA and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy. The party leaders demanded the immediate arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy and the handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The rally was organised at the APMC Market area in the city. Thousands of party workers attended the protest, condemning the h…
Bengaluru, Jan 17 (IANS) In a twist to the Ballari violence case involving a shootout and the murder of a Congress worker, a Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation visited the residence of deceased Rajasekhar and provided Rs 10 lakh compensation to his family ahead of the protest rally in Ballari city on Saturday.The BJP delegation was led by party state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra. He was accompanied by opposition leaders R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, former Deputy Chi…
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 17 (IANS) Karnataka BJP will stage a large-scale protest demanding the arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy in connection with the death of a Congress worker and handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The protest rally will be held in Ballari city and the police department has made eloborate security arrangements considering the seriousness of the case.BJP MLA and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy stated that the party is organising a…
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee formed in the backdrop of row surrounding demolition and rehabilitation of encroachers in Kogilu Layout region of Bengaluru by the Congress-led state government after the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in this matter. Speaking to the media after submitting a report to the State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra at …
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) A Karnataka BJP delegation led by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy met Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Monday and urged him not to grant assent to the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, sent to him by the Congress-led government.Speaking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, R. Ashoka claimed, “We met the Governor and conveyed that Karnataka has been turned into a goonda state. There is no one to questio…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Reacting to the BJP’s demand to hand over to a central agency the Ballari violence case which resulted in the death of a Congress worker recently, the Karnataka government stated on Thursday that the Cabinet has decided not to transfer such cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Karnataka Police was capable of probing the Ballari violence incident that led to the death of a Congress worker in a firing inc…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) The Congress-led government in Karnataka on Wednesday appointed a new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Superintendent of Police (SP) to Ballari, a region that has been in national news following banner-related violence that ended in a shootout resulting in the death of a Congress worker.The government transferred Ballari Division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vartika Katiyar and appointed IGP P.S. Harsha in her place. It may be noted that the government had earlier …