Speaking to ANI, Bommai said that even after taking loans worth Rs 1.32 lakh crore and imposing an additional tax burden of Rs 25,000 crore, the budget still reflects a deficit of around Rs 32,000 crore.
"Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the people of Mahadevapura and the nation for misguiding the people of Karnataka and bringing discredit to the constitutional bodies like the Election Commission," Bommai told ANI.
Taking to social media X, Bommai wrote in a post "I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of veteran writer Na. D'Souza, who was a recipient of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award."
Karnataka's former Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai said that the Congress didn't have the moral right to invoke BR Ambedkar's name, as they had opposed him when he aimed to implement reservation in Parliament, according to a press release.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavraj Bommai on Sunday called the state government's decision to retract all notices related to Waqf land issues a "distraction" done to ward off farmers' wrath during the by-elections.
Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavraj Bommai slammed the Congress government in the state and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his remarks criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pointed out the economic situation of the state.
Bommai met Gadkari and expressed his pride in his tenure as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, and also highlighted transformative changes in the road, highway infrastructure in Karnataka.
Soon after the Karnataka High Court halted the arrest of former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), party leader Basavraj Bommai termed it "justifiable" and claimed that it was a "c
Speaking at the women's convention organised by BJP Mahila Morcha in Akki Alur in Hangal taluk on Thursday the BJP's Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency candidate lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the PM has given permanent guarantee schemes to make women self-reliant.
"I request the government of Karnataka and India to make sure that this incident should not happen anywhere in India," said Raghavendra, extending his solidarity with the people and staff who were injured in the blast.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai believes the 'Pran Pratishtha' in Ram Mandir in Ayodhya marks the commencement of "Ram Rajya", an era of prosperity and justice for all.
According to officials, seven two-wheelers, a container lorry, and three other vehicles were gutted in the firecracker shop explosion that took place on Saturday afternoon.