K’taka bypolls: Cong leading in all 3 segments, Kumaraswamy’s son trails by 18,029 votes
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was leading in all three Assembly segments early on has suffered a setback.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which was leading in all three Assembly segments early on has suffered a setback.
Karnataka Home Minister and senior Congress leader Dr G Parameshwara stated here on Friday that Prime Minister Modi is allegedly engaged in false propaganda and lies that the Congress has not implemented its election promises in the state.
Reacting to the advice of Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge the state units of his party to announce guarantees aligned with their budgets, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad demanded an apology from him as going by his own admission he and his party misled the public.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday clarified that there was no question of discontinuing any of the guarantee schemes including the Shakti scheme.
Karnataka Lokayukta, probing the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, was preparing to issue summons to first accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, sources said on Saturday.
On Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s comment that “our own people are our enemies”, the former Chief Minister said Siddaramaiah realised it late.
Ahead of the 16th Central Finance Commission, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he will strongly demand to increase the tax share during the commission’s meeting.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Congress Legislative Party meeting condemned the decision of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to permit an investigation against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA scam and all MLAs unanimously decided to stand in his support.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that he is pleased with the Karnataka High Court's interim direction to a special court in Bengaluru to defer further proceedings on complaints related to alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
The allegations against Siddaramaiah pertain to the allotment of 14 housing sites in Mysuru, including one to his wife, as well as the alleged misappropriation of Rs 89.73 crore from a state development corporation intended for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
