Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday warned the state government that it would be held responsible if any deterioration in law and order results from the arrest of BJP MLC C.T. Ravi, alleging that the police were acting at the behest of Congress leaders. State BJP president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made the statement in this regard, commenting on the development of high drama unfolding outside the residence of BJP MLC C.T. Ravi in Chikkamagaluru after…
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Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Saturday defended the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and accused the Congress leaders of politicising the development, saying that the decision was taken in the interest of students. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that Congress leaders were projecting Pradhan’s resignation as a political victory, which he described as a “politically motivated narra…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) The Karnataka Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, condemning the alleged attack on its legislators that took place a day earlier by Congress party workers.The protest and sit-in demonstrations were led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra.Sever…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Wednesday accused Congress workers of attacking BJP leaders and claiming that law and order in the state had completely collapsed.The BJP leader further alleged that Congress workers were engaging in “goondaism” both in Karnataka and in New Delhi, in a reference to recent protests by the party outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s house in the national Capital over the NEET paper leaks and police action against stude…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) A political war of words erupted between Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge and state BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday over the escape of three inmates from the Kalaburagi Central Prison, with Kharge defending the government’s response and Vijayendra accusing the state government of trying to divert attention from its failures. In a statement, Kharge said police officials had been directed to take effective measures to trace and arrest the remaining abscon…
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), July 14 (IANS) Three convicted prisoners escaped from the high-security Kalaburagi Central Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, triggering a massive manhunt and raising serious concerns over prison security in Kalaburagi, the home district of Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge. The prisoners escaped at around 3 a.m. by scaling the prison’s 15 to 20-foot-high compound wall.The escape has prompted the police department to sound a statewide alert, while prison authoriti…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Home, Priyank Kharge, whose previous remarks against the RSS have sparked political controversy, on Monday once again launched a scathing attack on the organisation, criticised the Centre’s foreign policy amid reports of renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran, and warned of strict action against officials found posing with criminals.Commenting on reports while speaking to the media in Bengaluru of renewed hostilities between the US…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, alleging that it had failed to curb the alleged female foeticide racket in Yadgir and Kalaburagi, and demanded a High Court judge-led investigation into the matter. It can be noted that Kalaburagi is the native district of the state Home Minister, Piyank KhargeIn a statement, Ashoka targeted Yadgir and Kalaburagi districts’ in-charge Minister Priyank Kh…
Bengaluru, July 11 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said the state police force has achieved another major success in its crackdown on narcotics, with Bengaluru City Police dismantling an inter-state drug trafficking network and seizing banned narcotic substances worth Rs 30.43 crore. Addressing the media, Kharge said the police recovered 29 kg of MDMA, 20 grams of cocaine, and 1,000 ecstasy tablets in a series of coordinated operations. The estimated value of the seized…
Belagavi, July 10 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Friday began its three-day Prant Pracharak meeting in Karnataka’s Belagavi, bringing together senior functionaries from across the country to deliberate on the organisation’s activities and future plans.The meeting, being held from July 10 to 12 at Anagol’s Meera School, is being chaired by RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat.More than 136 senior RSS functionaries and prominent personalities are participating in the event, including …