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…
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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…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Amid the ongoing leadership uncertainty in the Karnataka Congress, PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Saturday said that AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge has told him that a decision has been reached on the leadership issue in the state and assured that the confusion would be resolved soon.Minister Satish Jarkiholi made the statement in Delhi after meeting AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence on Rajaji Marg.“Kharge has said that they have decided on the le…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid persistent speculation over a possible leadership change in the Karnataka Congress, party MLA H.D. Ranganath, considered close to Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, on Wednesday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would clarify the issue at an appropriate time and would not go back on his word.Responding in Bengaluru to Shivakumar’s recent statement that Siddaramaiah would address the people of the state on the leadership question at the right time, Ranganath sa…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Amid the leadership tussle in the Karnataka Congress, a batch of Congress legislators, including MLAs and MLCs, left for a foreign trip in the early hours of Wednesday from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. However, the leaders denied any political motive behind the visit and maintained that the trip was purely personal.The development has fuelled speculation over an intensifying leadership tussle in the Karnataka Congress. The legislators, considered to be …
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress crisis over the leadership tussle deepened after Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar stated that a decision has already been taken and that CM Siddaramaiah will convey it at an appropriate time.The remarks on Tuesday are likely to create ripples within the ruling Congress party in the state.Shivakumar said, “Regarding the matter of leadership, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and I have discussed it. You will get an answer at an appropriate time regardin…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday that “our party” laid the foundation for ‘Vande Mataram’, adding “it is our party that gave this country the national flag, the national anthem, the Constitution and Independence. It is our party that has served this nation”. “Now the BJP and others are following us. That itself gives us happiness,” he said while responding to questions from the media at Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi.W…
Kolar (Karnataka), Feb 11 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Karnataka Congress has changed its course and, instead of functioning within the framework of democracy, federalism and the Constitution given by Dr B.R. Ambedkar, has aligned itself with urban Naxals.Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy made the statement while speaking to the media here on Wednesday. He alleged that Naxalism in the country began with the Communists and that they were …
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Monday that he will meet senior Congress leaders and other Union ministers to discuss developmental projects for the state. “I am meeting Congress leaders who have called me to Delhi. During my Delhi visit, apart from political meetings, I will also be meeting Union Jal Shakti Ministry officials and legal experts,” he said.On March 10, Shivakumar will complete six years as the president of the Karnataka Congress….