Hubballi, April 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution, and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has urged the government to take the alleged love jihad case reported in the city seriously and conduct a comprehensive investigation. Visiting the victim’s residence in Hubballi on Tuesday evening, the minister consoled the family and extended support, urging the government to ensure that justice is delivered to them at the earliest.Joshi expressed strong concern, stating that the alleged…
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Davanagere, March 31 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has released the party’s manifesto for the Davanagere South bye-election on Tuesday. Senior party leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka, after releasing the manifesto, appealed to voters to support the Bharatiya Janata Party in order to “oust the corrupt and destructive Congress government” and “overthrow a bribe-driven administration.” Speaking on the occasion, he accused Congress of betraying minorities in the const…
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, warned of a statewide agitation if the state government fails to implement internal reservation for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in line with the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report and the directions of the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, former Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said that there was no need to convene a special Cabinet meeting to implement the measure.”If …
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) The legislators of the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have welcomed the decision to ban the screening of Palestinian films at the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFES) and urged Left-leaning groups opposing the move to highlight the brutalities against Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan.Speaking to the media on Friday, BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginakayi said the decision on which films are screened rests with the concerned department. “To those opposing th…
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Congress-led government in the state over the liquor vendors’ association’s decision to complain to the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, about alleged illegalities in the Excise Department.Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka said on Tuesday, “The liquor vendors’ association, fed up with the unabated commission racket and corruption in the Excise Department, has decided t…
Bengaluru, Jan 23 (IANS) Members of the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest in the Well of the state Assembly on Friday, demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur in connection with an alleged corruption case. The party alleged that the Congress-led government in the State had minted money through the excise department to fund elections in Assam and Kerala.It may be noted that the excise department scam, in which three officers attached to the department, in…
Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appealed to the Chief Secretary to initiate strict action against those who abuse and attempt to assault government officials.Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka submitted a memorandum in this regard to Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh on Friday. Ashoka had called her to his office to discuss the matter.“Under the Congress administration, there is no protection for officials. We have told the Chief Secretary to ta…
Chitradurga, Jan 14 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has stated that the decision to undertake a padayatra to Ballari will be made after consulting the party’s central leadership. The BJP has already announced a massive protest on January 17 at Ballari, condemning the incident of violence over the installation of banners.BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made the statement in this regard on Wednesday in Bengaluru.While responding to a question, Vijayendra said that not only BJP …
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem on Tuesday, and submitted a complaint against senior Congress leader and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Commitee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Laxman, a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, over creating public unrest through his statements made against the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. The BJP delegation …
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 …