Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accusing the Congress government of corruption, lack of transparency, and shielding those allegedly involved in the Bengaluru garbage tender controversy.It can be recalled that responding to the first major allegation of Rs 10,000 crore kickbacks in Bengaluru’s waste management tender after t…
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Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accusing him of shielding alleged irregularities in the government’s functioning and challenging him to make public the report of a high-level committee examining alleged violations in tender procedures.It can be recalled that, responding to the first major allegation of Rs 10,000 crore kickbacks i…
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday accused the Congress government of betraying women beneficiaries of the Gruha Laxmi guarantee scheme by undertaking a verification drive that could result in the removal of more than one lakh beneficiaries from the programme.In a statement, Ashoka alleged that the Congress had promised Rs 2,000 per month to every woman head of a household before the Assembly elections and secured …
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday alleged that there are four power centres in the Congress in Karnataka and challenged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, to dissolve the Assembly and face elections along with Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local body polls if the party is unable to provide internal conflict-free governance.Speaking to the media at the BJP state office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday, Vijayendra said there had been a pow…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of failing to release payments due to farmers who sold ragi under the Centre’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.In a statement, Ashoka alleged that the state government has withheld Rs 1,611 crore in payments owed to more than one lakh farmers across Karnataka. He said the delay comes at a crucial time when the monsoon season has co…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Intense consultations over the formation of the new Karnataka cabinet continued in New Delhi on Tuesday, even as the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled for Wednesday evening.According to party sources, the Congress high command is expected to finalise the list of ministers who will take oath alongside Shivakumar by Tuesday evening following a series of meetings involving senior party leaders.A meeting has been ongoing …
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka launched a sharp attack on outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday, alleging that he left the state in a severe financial crisis before stepping down from office and handing over leadership to D.K. Shivakumar. He also said that Siddaramaiah’s entire efforts now are focused on securing a plum post for his son.In a strongly worded statement titled “Karnataka in Ruins: The Shameful Legacy…
Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Tuesday criticised the Karnataka government over its proposed “re-verification”, “re-registration” and “special drive” for beneficiaries of welfare guarantee schemes.In a statement, Ashoka questioned the intent behind the exercise and alleged, “The Congress government, which until now beat the drum over its guarantee schemes, has suddenly started a new drama in the name of benefic…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Wednesday said that people were responding positively to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for fuel savings and other related measures aimed at reducing the use of petroleum products and avoiding unnecessary gold purchases. Speaking to reporters at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Ashoka said he and his family were also following the Prime Minister’s call fo…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday criticised the state government for trying to set up a government housing project on 9,600 acres of agricultural land in Bidadi and Kanchaganahalli near Bengaluru.Addressing reporters, Ashoka alleged that the government was targeting fertile agricultural land in the region, historically associated with Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, the founder of Bengaluru city, where crops such as…