New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) Senior leaders of the NDA Karnataka delegation met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a detailed memorandum highlighting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. The delegation urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately suspend the ongoing SIR process in the state, direct the re-verification of all enumeration forms already collected, and ensure …
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Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday locked horns over the proposed Bidadi Township project, trading accusations over its origins, implementation and the acquisition of agricultural land for industrial development. While Shivakumar described Kumaraswamy as the “architect” of the project and accused him of changing his stand, the Union Minister defended his opposition to the current proposal, saying that fertile agricul…
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Mansoor Ali Khan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka on Thursday. BJP candidate Prof. M. Nagaraj was also elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from the state. The results were declared on Thursday by K. Vishalakshi, Secretary of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Returning Officer for the election.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, taking to X, stated: “Heartiest congra…
Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka has demanded that the Karnataka government headed by D.K. Shivakumar publish a Financial White Paper on the state’s finances, citing the example of Kerala.Referring to the Kerala government’s move, Ashoka said that Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan has done the right thing by tabling a financial white paper and placing the true state of public finances before the people. He said Karnataka must adopt a similar approac…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Elections have been notified to fill seven vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council following the retirement of sitting members.The election notification was issued by Karnataka Legislative Assembly Secretary and Returning Officer M.K. Vishalakshi on Monday.The vacancies have arisen due to the retirement of Legislative Council members Govindaraju (Congress), Naseer Ahmed (Congress), M.T.B. Nagaraj (BJP), Pratap Simha Nayak (BJP), Tippannappa Kamakanoor (Congress…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) While the BJP strongly supported the implementation of the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative, the Congress vehemently opposed the proposal during a discussion meeting convened by the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat in Bengaluru on Saturday. The committee visited the Taj West End hotel and held consultations with political parties regarding the proposed constitutional amendment related to simultaneous elections.The Karnataka unit of the …
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday accused the Congress-led state government of failing to ensure the safety of devotees visiting the Male Mahadeshwara Hills shrine, following a series of leopard attacks in the region.In a statement, Ashoka said that three leopard attacks had taken place within a span of a few days, resulting in the deaths of two innocent devotees. “Is this not an administrative fail…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government over the rising number of farmer suicides in the state, alleging that the government was indulging in “guarantee politics over the bodies of farmers”.In a statement, Ashoka questioned the reasons behind the reported 22.61 per cent increase in farmer suicides in Karnataka a…
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 6 (IANS) Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker, U.T. Khader, on Wednesday responded to the controversy surrounding the Sringeri recount and allegations of delay in administering the oath to BJP MLA D.N. Jeevaraj, stating that the process would be completed soon in accordance with constitutional provisions.It can be noted that the Sringeri recount row escalated on Tuesday, with a Karnataka BJP delegation meeting Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and submitting a complaint a…
Bengaluru, May 2 (IANS) Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni has been disqualified from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly following his conviction by a Bengaluru sessions court in connection with a BJP leader murder case, according to an official notification issued by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on May 2. However, the notification further stated that the disqualification will continue for a period of six years after his release, unless the conviction is stayed by a competent court.The disqualifi…