Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s extended stay in Delhi on Monday has fuelled speculation in state politics amid the Congress leadership transition. As Shivakumar completes six years as the president of the state Congress unit on Tuesday (March 10), party insiders say his continued stay in the national capital has raised questions within political circles.On extending his stay, Shivakumar said that tomorrow there is a dinner, and that’s it. The day aft…
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Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Public Works Department Satish Jarkiholi said on Monday that no one can ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He further said that the Congress-led government in Karnataka has never stated that it would ban the RSS.He made the statement while speaking to the media at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Monday, in response to a challenge by former BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde that the Karnataka government lacks the capacity to ban the RSS.“…
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Responding to questions about controversial statements made by ministers and MLAs on leadership, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said it is the Chief Minister’s responsibility to control ministers and legislators. Speaking to reporters near his official residence in Bengaluru, Shivakumar responded to questions about the ongoing political discussions regarding a possible leadership change and the Dalit Chief Minist…
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said he was happy over AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s assurance to senior Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi regarding resolving the leadership issue in the state.His remarks came amid continuing speculation over leadership matters within the Karnataka Congress. Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi had earlier said that Kharge informed him that a decision had been taken on the leadership issue …
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 5 (IANS) Responding to criticism by the BJP against the Congress-led government over the Metro fare hike, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that the issue does not fall under the jurisdiction of the state government and that no proposal in this regard has been received by him so far.Reacting to the BJP’s criticism of the state government, Shivakumar said party leaders should raise the issue with their own Union ministers and ques…
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) The crisis within the Congress government in Karnataka resurfaced again on Thursday as the Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar’s loyalist and Channagiri party MLA Sivaganga Basavaraj, urged the party high command to resolve the leadership issue in the state. Speaking to reporters in Davanagere, MLA Basavaraj said, “It was earlier stated that both leaders (Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar) would be called to De…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) The mystery surrounding the disappearance and robbery of Rs 400 crore and two trucks at Chorla Ghat, located on the border of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra, continued on Monday. The incident took a new turn with Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi stating that the Maharashtra police are not cooperating with the Karnataka Police in the investigation.The incident came to light on Sunday. Karnataka Police maintained that the heist had taken pl…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) A row has erupted between Karnataka and Kerala over the Malayalam Language Bill–2025 mooted by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan government. The move has been slammed by both the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP in Karnataka.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Kerala Chief Minister Vijayan expressing his displeasure, stating that the proposed Malayalam Language Bill–2025, mandating Malayalam as the first language even in Kannada-medium schools in Kerala…
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) On the day Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah equalled the record of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraja Urs as the longest-serving CM, his supporters and that of Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar made contradictory statements on the leadership issue.While the CM’s supporters said that it was difficult to run the government without Siddaramaiah, a Shivakumar camp MLA said that the CM should groom the next line of leadership and he wa…