Hitting out against the BJP and central government, the top Congress leader said, "The Centre has burdened the public by increasing the prices of LPG, petrol, diesel and other goods. Our friends in BJP must protest against the Centre for the price rise rather than protesting against the State government.”
On the speculation surrounding Satish Jarkiholi’s name for the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president post, Shivaganga said while anyone can be appointed, the position is not vacant at the moment.
The Centre will soon convene a meeting of the riparian states on Karnataka's proposal to increase the height of the Alamatti Dam, a move opposed by neighbouring Tamil Nadu, where the DMK, an alliance partner, is in power.
The reported statement by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar that 'the Congress will amend the Constitution to provide reservations for Muslims' rocked Parliament on Monday, with both the Houses being adjourned multiple times while the Rajya Sabha, without transacting any business.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's alleged remarks on ''changing the Constitution'', the BJP on Monday alleged that the hidden agenda of the grand old party is to change the Constitution for votes.
His comments come after the BJP disrupted parliamentary proceedings earlier in the day against Shivakumar's "will change the Constitution" remark.
The Karnataka deputy CM further said that it was the Congress that brought the Constitution and warned of taking a breach of privilege on this.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress is trying to subvert the Constitution by bringing religion-based reservations.
This assertion came when he was responding to a claim by a BJP MLA Sunil Kumar that the BJP did not object to the guarantee schemes.
The political stock exchange in Karnataka, with particular reference to the Congress developments, is moving like a Yo-Yo with the party once again abuzz with another change in the leadership of the state government.
