Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday instructed officials to establish the mini-textile park in 25 taluks which have the more concentration of weavers population in the coming days.
Asserting that India had received a big jolt as former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had gone to Russia for a peace treaty with Pakistan, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday paid a floral tribute to him on the occasion of his 57th death anniversary.
The participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the National Youth Festival in Hubballi-Dharwad on January 12 will give an opportunity and inspiration for the youth of this region, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday.
"Karnataka Chief Minister must resign. It's a clear case of poor work and people have succumbed to it. Now, people of Bengaluru and Karnataka are fed up," Congress MLA Sowmya Reddy said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday dismissed the opposition's claim of a state minister's alleged proximity with Santro Ravi, alleged Kingpin of human trafficking and said that a probe into the matter would unravel the links.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday clarified his "puppy" remark on Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and other party leaders and said that his "statement in rural language" has been misunderstood and he did not insult the Chief Minister.
"Cabinet expansion will be done soon, I have already conveyed the message to high command and high command will take a decision accordingly soon. I don't know who'll be inducted in the cabinet, the high command will take a decision soon after a meeting," Bommai said.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah had on Wednesday said, "CM Bommai and other BJP leaders shiver like a 'puppy' in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi", a remark that stoked a major controversy.