Days after the Karnataka government granted four per cent reservation to minorities in public contracts, BJP MP Mayank Nayak on Monday slammed the move and accused the Congress of playing "politics of religion."
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of making a law based on religion and said the Karnataka government's decision for reservation to the main minority in public contracts stems from a practice that has been in existence in the state since
Referring to the Congress government's decision to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 1994, and there have been many chief ministers since then
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Monday demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should immediately sack his deputy DK Shivakumar over his reported remarks pertaining to the Constitution.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday slammed the BJP over its protest on his purported remarks relating to the Constitution and said Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to twist his remarks and he is consulting his legal team.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Monday staged a protest against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on his reported statement on the Constitution.
Earlier today, following protests by Congress and AIUDF against BJP MLA, Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika accused Congress MLA Nurul Huda of physically assaulting Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly, Numal Momin.
However, Shivakumar on Monday accused the BJP of twisting his remarks on the Constitution to spread disinformation, denying claims that he advocated changing the Constitution and warned of legal action against those spreading misinformation about his statement.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Monday criticised Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over his remarks on the Constitution, alleging that Congress has never "respected" either the Constitution or BR Ambedkar.