Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday met AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, amid uncertainty over the much-anticipated expansion of the State Cabinet and an impending organisational overhaul within the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, was also present during the meeting.According to party insiders, Shivakumar briefed Kharge on the series of m…
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New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government of trying to “engineer a tainted two-thirds majority in Parliament”, asserting that it is quite unlikely to secure the required numbers. Even if the Union government manages to get two-thirds majority, it would be a “disgraced one and an insult to the Constitution of India”, said Congress General Secretary (Communications) In-Charge Jairam Ramesh and MP Naseer Hussain to reporters after the…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) The much-anticipated expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet was temporarily put on hold on Thursday after the Congress high command deferred a final decision in the absence of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, who unexpectedly left for Bengaluru.Despite heightened expectations among party leaders and aspirants, no consensus was reached during a series of high-level meetings held in the national Capital.Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, former Chief Minister Siddara…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday strongly condemned Congress veteran Saifuddin Soz’s statement, alleging that Soz tried to link statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of Article 370 to “the extremely dangerous premise” of the Muslim-majority state staying with India on its “own terms”, thus implying sovereignty. The BJP Rajya Sabha member also sought to know if the Congress party supported Soz’s stand, and, if not, whether any action would be initiat…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that the Aam Aadmi Party leadership must explain its political association with and patronage of ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, who was held guilty of instigating the 2020 Delhi riots, murder and violence in a court. Reacting to the trial court’s decision delivered on Monday, Chief Minister Gupta said that the conviction of Tahir Hussain in the case marks an important step towards justice for the families who lost the…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday welcomed a Delhi court’s verdict convicting former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for the murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 city riots, demanding an apology from Arvind Kejriwal for trying to shield his party colleague and slamming the Congress for pursuing politics of appeasement. Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia said that when the conspiracy of these riots was being hatched, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s st…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should apologise to the people of the national capital after a court convicted former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case involving the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma.Reacting to the verdict, Khandelwal alleged that the violence had been pre-planned and accused the AAP of supporting those involved.“This clearly shows that the riots were pre-planned and we…
Vadodara, July 13 (IANS) The Congress formally launched its campaign for the Manjalpur Assembly bye-election on Monday, with Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Chavda describing the contest as a referendum on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s governance in Vadodara and urging voters to back the Congress’ candidate, former state minister Bhikha Rabari.Addressing the media during the party’s ‘Vijay Vishwas Sabha’ in Vadodara before accompanying Rabari to file his nomination papers,…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Congress chief B.K. Hariprasad on Friday launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing its leaders of lacking the moral authority to criticise the Congress and demanding a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities related to the Ram Temple. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Hariprasad hit out at BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra, referring to him as “Baby Yediyurappa”, and criticised his remarks against Congress leaders Sonia Gan…
Hyderabad, July 8 (IANS) Former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s grandson and senior BJP leader N.V. Subhash on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress, accusing it of “deliberately chosing to ignore and attributing negative issues” to the late PM’s tenure.During an exclusive interaction with IANS, he further accused the Gandhi family of “controlling the reins” of the Congress since the tenure of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and “ignoring” a veteran leader of the status of present party Presi…