Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Wednesday slammed the Congress-led government, alleging that under the pretext of discussing the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, ruling party members insulted the Governor for declining to read the speech prepared by the State Cabinet while addressing the joint session. The BJP demanded that the government express regret in the House. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah denied that the Governor was disrespected and rejected the demand for …
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Belagavi (Karnataka), Jan 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Congress would never indulge in politics over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process being carried out by the Election Commission, but its only concern was to ensure that genuine voters were not excluded from the electoral rolls.He was speaking to reporters in Belagavi.Responding to reports that nearly three crore voters in the state had not been mapped as part of the SIR process being undertaken b…
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…
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) Responding to statements by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy over the handling of affairs in Karnataka in connection with the Ballari shootout, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the entire system cannot be judged based on a single incident.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said he is serving as state Home Minister for the third time and is fully aware of when and what decisions need to be taken.Parameshwara said he has been in politics for 38 yea…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) The Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru on Monday remanded 26 arrested people to judicial custody in connection with the Congress shootout case. Those remanded include Gurucharan Singh, the private gunman of Satish Reddy, an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, who is facing murder charges in the case.The accused were brought to Bengaluru from Ballari by the Karnataka Police and produced before the court. The police stated that they may seek custody of the accu…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Commenting on the incidents of violence in Ballari over banner installation that ended with the death of a Congress worker, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Congress would stand by party MLA Nara Bharath Reddy.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said: “Until BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy came to Ballari, there was not even a single disturbance. There was no untoward incident, not even a minor FIR. Violence broke out only after his ar…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major development related to the January 1 incident of violence in Karnataka’s Ballari, the suspended Superintendent of Police (SP) has allegedly attempted suicide after being distressed by the Congress-led government’s decision to suspend him, citing negligence in connection with the clash that resulted in the shooting death of a Congress worker.Commenting on the development, the Karnataka BJP termed the Congress-led government a “murderous government”.Accordi…
Ballari, Jan 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have registered FIRs against BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy on Saturday in connection with the violence that erupted over a banner-related issue, which resulted in the death of a grand old party worker in Ballari.Police have intensified the investigation to ascertain who fired the bullet that killed Congress worker Rajashekar.An FIR has been registered against several people, including MLA Bharat Reddy, in c…
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP delegation led by the Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Friday, met the State Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police, M.A. Saleem, in connection with the incidents of violence in Ballari in which a Congress worker has died in a shootout and demanded protection for the BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and other leaders. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru after the meeting, Leader of th…
Bengaluru/Ballari, Jan 2 (IANS) Commenting on the death of a Congress party worker during a violent clash between the groups of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy and BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy in Karnataka’s Ballari city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that a bullet fired into the air had accidentally hit the man.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Friday, Siddaramaiah said, “There was a conflict over a banner issue. Shots were fired into the air. One of the bullets fired in the air hit Rajashe…