The maiden flight to the newly constructed Shivamogga Airport took off from Bengaluru on Thursday. Karnataka cabinet minister MB Patil, BJP leaders BS Yediyurappa, KS Eshwarappa, and Araga Jnanendra were among the passengers.
"An important decision was taken that a senior leader of the party organisation and a minister will be the incharge of a Parliamentary seat. For the next six-seven months, until the Lok Sabha election, they will be responsible for the preparations of party organisation," Congress MP Randeep
"Congress party is a leisure party, for 5 years the fight for the post of chief minister will continue in the party. People of all caste communities are demanding the post of Chief Minister in the Congress party, this is the culture of the Congress party," Jnanendra said.
"On inflation, I am with the public that yes, there should not be a burden on them but the Opposition has no right (to speak on it). They should look at their own tenure," Nirmala Sitharaman said while talking to reporters after casting her vote here in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
To prevent illegal use of mobile phones in state prisons the minister said that sophisticated portable jammers that can block 5G signals will be installed at all prisons across the state within three months.
While talking to ANI, the Karnataka Home Minister said, "The state government has directed the CID to investigate the complaints against Santro Ravi, who is said to be a fraudster."
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday questioned State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra's visit to Gujarat, around the time, from where the alleged Kingpin of human trafficking Santro Ravi was nabbed on Friday.
Congress leaders met Governor Thavarchand Gehlot and requested to conduct a judicial enquiry in the presence of a High Court judge or to form an SIT to probe into the government's failure to arrest Santro Ravi.
Searches are being conducted at the houses of suspected terrorists, including Mohammed Shariq, the main accused in the November 19 pressure cooker blast in an autorickshaw in Mangaluru, Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Wednesday.