Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) A day after Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka Chief Minister, former CM and veteran Congress leader Veerappa Moily asserted that there is no question of the former feeling aggrieved for stepping down since the party has always given him “due respect and privilege”.Speaking to IANS, Moily said: “He (Siddaramaiah) served as Chief Minister for practically two terms, since there were only two years left in one of them. It was only after he joined the Congress that he became…
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Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Monday asserted that there can be no difference between the BJP and the JD(S), stating that the partnership between the two parties within the NDA will continue to be robust.Speaking to reporters after offering special prayers at the Venkateshwara Temple in J.P. Nagar on the occasion of his 94th birthday, Deve Gowda said he remained committed to working for the welfare of the people despite his advancing age.“I will continue to …
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Saturday declared that he would launch a fight against what he termed as a “land scam” being carried out in the name of the proposed Bidadi township by taking away farmers’ lands. Addressing a press conference at the JDS state office, JP Bhavan in Bengaluru, the former Prime Minister alleged that the Congress government was attempting to snatch away farmers’ lands for business interests.Deve Gowda said there was widespread…
Bengaluru, April 30 (IANS) Karnataka Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil on Thursday ordered a suo motu probe while visiting the site of the compound wall collapse, in which seven people, including a girl child, were killed. He also sought a report on the incident from the Medical Education Department. Upalokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra and Upalokayukta Justice B. Veerappa accompanied him during the visit.Following heavy rain accompanied by hail and thunderstorms, the compound wall of Bowring Hospita…
Shivamogga, April 14 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging a complete breakdown of governance and lack of administrative responsibility in the state.Addressing reporters in Shivamogga, Vijayendra said the Congress government has “no sense of dignity or decorum” and accused it of neglecting governance amid internal power struggles. He claimed that the administrative machinery has “completely collapsed” …
Bengaluru, April 11 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the latter does not genuinely uphold the principles of social justice. Addressing the Greater Bengaluru JDS convention, the 93-year-old Deve Gowda remarked that the Chief Minister invokes the rhetoric of social justice primarily for political expediency.He further stated that Siddaramaiah must introspect and question his own commitment to these ideals, accusing him…
Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, said that the forthcoming bye-election will witness a contest between the poor and the rich, and the Congress will lose. Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, he said that in Davanagere and Bagalkot, the election is being fought between the poor and the rich. Since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said “Make the poor win,” the BJP has fielded poor candidates. It can be noted that the…
Thiruvalla, April 7 (IANS) A fresh political storm has erupted in Kerala after Congress candidate and Muvattupuzha MLA, Mathew Kuzhalnadan, alleged that the devastating 2018 floods were “man-made,” triggering a fierce war of words and exposing deep fault lines within the JD(S), a key ally of the ruling LDF.Kuzhalnadan accused former irrigation minister Mathew T. Thomas of deliberately delaying the opening of the Thottappally spillway to benefit private contractors.He released an audio clip, pu…
Bengaluru, April 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, and Congress leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement accusing the Central government of “triggering a severe” LPG and fuel crisis in Karnataka, which they claimed has affected the livelihoods of lakhs of people, including auto drivers, small traders and gig workers.The Congress leaders, including KPCC General Secretary and Karnataka In-Charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, alleged that more than five lakh a…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday took a sharp dig at former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, reminding the media of their past remarks against the BJP, RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Responding to questions from reporters in Davanagere, CM Siddaramaiah questioned the credibility of these leaders, who are now aligned with the BJP.“Do you not …