Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding an urgent National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the alleged illegal settlements at Kogilu in Bengaluru and potential threats to national security.Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, has written a letter to HM Amit Shah in this regard on Thursday.It may be noted that the Congress-led government, after undert…
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Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Condemning the Congress-led government’s decision to allot houses to encroachers whose residential structures were demolished at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru following intervention by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Karnataka BJP on Thursday announced a protest on January 5 at Freedom Park in the state capital.Senior BJP MLA S.R. Vishwanath made the announcement while addressing the media at the party headquarters here. “On January 5, we will launch a major…
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) The unauthorised construction row in Bengaluru took a new turn on Monday, with the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that it has information suggesting that the displaced residents are Rohingyas and opposing the state government’s move to allot houses to them under the Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Naraya…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Taking objection to the Congress-led Karnataka government’s demolition drive against unauthorised constructions in Bengaluru, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Saturday raised serious concerns, stating that such actions should have been undertaken with greater caution and sensitivity.AICC General Secretary and Congress Lok Sabha member K.C. Venugopal made the remarks after speaking to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakuma…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Saturday asked Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan not to interfere in his state’s affairs, hitting out at the latter for his bulldozer model remark. CM Vijayan had reportedly said, “The Karnataka government is using a ‘bulldozer model’ on the lines of Uttar Pradesh to evict Muslims in Bengaluru.”Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, said, “Without knowing…