Chikkaballapur, April 25 (IANS) The controversy over the forceful removal of the sacred thread (janeu) at the Common Entrance Test (CET) examination centre has now spread to Chikkaballapur district, triggering protests and outrage among community groups. The controversy over students allegedly being forced to remove their sacred thread (janeu) at a Common Entrance Test (CET) examination centre in Bengaluru intensified on Friday, with a police complaint filed and the Bharatiya Janata Party dem…
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Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) There is hectic political activity taking place in Karnataka Congress with Deputy Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar camping in Delhi to meet leaders of the Gandhi family and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah holding a closed door meeting with his supporters in Bengaluru.Congress sources state that the controversy surrounding Davanagere bypolls has given opportunity to Shivakumar to initiate action against CM Siddaramaiah camp leaders. They also indicate that CM Siddaramaiah’s …
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Reacting on the charges that minority leaders are being targeted in the Karnataka Congress unit following action against two Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) hailing from the Muslim community for anti-party activities during the recent bypolls in the state, State Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Saturday that there is no question of targeting minorities and that they are the backbone of the Congress. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said, “The…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Friday played down his meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s close aide and Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, Satish Jarkiholi.Amid the party facing backlash over the initiation of action against minority leaders, rapid developments are taking place within the state Congress.Jarkiholi met Shivakumar at his government residence in Kumara Park in Bengaluru on Friday morning and…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) Karnataka Congress leaders hailing from the minority community on Friday expressed confidence that the party will secure a decisive victory in the Bagalkot and Davanagere bye-elections, citing internal survey findings and strong public support across communities.Several leaders, including MLAs Rizwan Arshad, Yasir Khan Pathan and Balkis Banu, KPCC Vice President Syed Ahmad, senior Congress leader and KPCC Vice President Ubedullah Sharif, KPCC Secretary Agha Sultan, Mak…
Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress unit has defended the controversial remarks made by All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge during the Assam election campaign, stating that Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are making political remarks over the language he used. Meanwhile, Dalit groups in Kharge’s native Kalaburagi staged a protest, condemning alleged derogatory statements by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and urging action against him.Earlier, during …
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Reacting to the arrest of former Nepal Prime Minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Saturday said that political developments should not be driven by retaliation. The statement comes after Nepal’s newly-elected government arrested former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in connection with a culpable homicide case linked to the suppression of Gen Z protests, during which several protesters lost their lives.Speakin…
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Commenting on the internal rift, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar on Sunday clarified that the candidates for the by-election have been selected by consensus.Speaking to the media at his residence in Bengaluru, he said the Bagalkote Assembly ticket has been given to Umesh Meti, the second son of late H. Y. Meti, and the Davanagere South ticket has been given to Samarth Mallikarjuna, grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.He s…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress government will table the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya …
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Criticising the state government, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader A. Narayanaswamy said on Friday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had betrayed the Madiga community, which had struggled for 35 years for internal reservation. He alleged that not only the Madiga community but Dalits across the state had been deceived, and accused the government of misleading 101 castes on the issue of internal reservation. He also alleged that job-aspirant youth had been misled…