BJP MLCs Anji Reddy and Malka Komuraiah, speaking to ANI, said the protest is aimed at pressing the Telangana government to clear long-pending retirement dues of employees who have completed their service.
"Ramdas Athawale is not upset; he is with the Mahayuti alliance. But he has his own party, so there is pressure from his party workers. Every party's workers feel they should contest the elections... There are 227 seats and thousands of workers who are interested in contesting elections..
The meeting followed Athawale's public expression of dissatisfaction earlier in the day regarding the allocation of seats to RPI (A) in the alliance's proposed BMC arrangement.
Amid mounting speculation over a potential change in Karnataka's leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC N Ravi on Sunday criticised the state government, asserting that it has failed to deliver any tangible development during its two-and-a-half-year tenure and urged it to step down
As exit polls showed a clear majority for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, BJP MLC Sanjay Mayukh expressed confidence that the final results would be better, citing the support of the people and the work done under PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar.
Karnataka Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and BJP MLC, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, called the Karur stampede very unfortunate and stated that it was the failure of both the state government and actor-politician Vijay. The number of casualties in the incident has risen to 40.
"This is a part of appeasement politics. Who recommended the withdrawal of the case against those who set the Police Station on fire? Congress people did that. Last year, petrol bombs were hurled at the Ganesh procession in Nagamangala, Mandya. Recommendations were made to withdraw the ca
The suo motu case was filed by Maddur Police based on a complaint by Sub-Inspector Manjunath. The complaint states that while addressing participants of the procession through a microphone, Ravi made remarks targeting the Muslim community.
Amid shocking developments in the Dharmasthala case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday claimed that there was a "bigger conspiracy" behind the allegations levelled by the complainant CN Chinnayya, who has been arrested by the State Investigation Team (SIT).
Karnataka Legislative Council Leader of Opposition and BJP MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy suspected the possibility of a "bigger conspiracy" to "defame" Hindu temples.