We all remember Rajiv Gandhi, who empowered the youth of this country by believing in their potential and leadership. I was in a college, he recognised people like me to become a legislator and I am here today," Shivakumar told ANI.
"You and your party are the father of corruption. You could not win even a single seat in Ramanagara district, but you are insulting our leader from the minority community," Shivakumar said during a debate on fertilisers in the House.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the government was ready to name Bettadalasuru metro station after MLA Munirathna if he thinks of sponsoring the station.
The Karnataka leader's remarks come in the wake of the controversy that erupted after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged massive electoral fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said there are over 1 lakh fake votes in the electoral rolls in Bengaluru Central lo
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar questioned the Election Commission for issuing a notice against Congres MP Rahul Gandhi, asking the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to submit the documents backing his "vote theft" allegations.
Shivakumar wrote on X, "Yellow Line Brings a New Dawn for Bengaluru's MetroNamma. Metro's Yellow Line was inaugurated today by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi at Ragigudda Metro Station."
The incident involves C Mohan Kumar, Assistant Resident Commissioner of Karnataka Bhavan, as well as Siddaramaiah's special duty officer (SDO), and H Anjaneya, SDO to Deputy CM Shivakumar. The commotion between the two has reached their bosses.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday alleged that small traders and street vendors in the State are facing problems due to the GST introduced by the BJP government at the Centre.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that repair works at the state's dams would be taken up on a priority basis once the technical Committee on dam safety submits its report.
"AICC general secretaries are meeting to discuss party organisation issues and accept requests from MLAs, but there is no discussion about changing the CM or expanding the cabinet," Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, said.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Thursday that the meeting on the Hemavathi link canal, originally scheduled for June 30, has been postponed to July 4-5 following a request from Union Minister V Somanna.