Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President B. Manickam Tagore on Wednesday challenged the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nainar Nagenthran to obtain a public assurance from the Karnataka BJP leadership that it would abandon the proposed Mekedatu dam project across the Cauvery river, reaffirming the Congress’ opposition to the controversial project. Tagore alleged that the BJP-led Union government had failed to resolve the long-standing inter-state ri…
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Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), terming its resolution demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation over the alleged theft of cash offerings at the Ayodhya Ram Temple as “absurd, irresponsible and laughable.” In a statement, Vijayendra said the Congress should instead demand the resignation of Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi from the R…
Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging that its Rs 54-crore ‘Green Bengaluru’ plantation drive has turned into a failure, with thousands of saplings reportedly drying up due to poor maintenance.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar spearheaded a mass urban greening initiative in Bengaluru that successfully planted 15 lakh saplings in just 12 hours. The monumental drive, aimed at combating the Urban Heat Island effect, offici…
Haveri, July 6 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday visited the residence of Shivaji Rao Bairoji, who was recently murdered at Rettihalli in Haveri district, and met his bereaved family, while announcing an agitation in Haveri on July 16. Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was also present.Speaking to reporters after the visit, Vijayendra alleged that incidents of violence against Hindus had increased since the Congress came to power in Karnataka and urged Chief Mi…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Monday paid floral tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary and participated in the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign by planting a sapling at the party’s state headquarters in Bengaluru.Marking the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, whom the BJP described as a strong proponent of India’s unity, integrity and nationalism, party leaders paid floral tributes to hi…
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Saturday submitted an official memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka, alleging serious procedural irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and demanding immediate intervention by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to safeguard the integrity of the voter verification process.The memorandum was submitted by Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra, senior MLA S. Suresh Kumar, and other …
Mandya, July 4 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Saturday accused the state government of making no preparations for drought and holding no meetings with farmers, as Opposition Leader R. Ashoka visited the KRS reservoir in Mandya district. Speaking to reporters after his visit, Ashoka charged that while the government advises farmers to grow alternative crops, it has taken no steps itself. He demanded that the Chief Minister should have announced compensation for farmers’ losses, recalling that during the…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday criticised Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over his appeal to farmers not to cultivate water-intensive crops due to dwindling water levels, alleging that the statement had demoralised the farming community. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday warned of a potentially severe drought this year, urging farmers not to depend solely on reservoir water for cultivation as inflows into most major reservoirs…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday alleged that the Karnataka government was misusing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and conducting the exercise from mosques instead of following the Election Commission’s (EC) prescribed procedures.Addressing a Press conference at the BJP headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, B.Y. Vijayendra alleged that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were being misused during the ongoing SIR process…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday urged officials involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to function impartially and not succumb to any political pressure during the voter verification process. “Officials should not yield to any kind of political pressure and must ensure that no ineligible person is included in the electoral rolls and that no eligible voter is excluded,” Bommai said.In a statement, Bomm…