The BJP lost a key ally in Tamil Nadu on Monday when AIADMK cut it ties with the ruling party at the Centre. This came as a jolt to the BJP, just months before a string of crucial state assembly elections and Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) for ‘playing politics’ on Cauvery issue.
After the meeting with Union Ministers and All-Party MPs on the Cauvery Water issue, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the Prime Minister should intervene in the matter as he has the jurisdiction to summon the people of both the states.
Apart from the Cauvery dispute, state projects pending before the Central government and drought relief issues will also be discussed during the meeting chaired by CM Siddaramaiah.
The state is celebrating September 17 as Kalyana Karnataka Utsava. The Hyderabad-Karnataka region was renamed as as Kalyana-Karnataka by the previous BS Yediyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party goverment.
"Today, we celebrate 75 years of Kalyana Karnataka Liberation and a decade of the region being conferred with special status under Article 371(j)," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in his address.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that a people-friendly police system should be created in such a way that the poor people who come to the police station and the common people feel confident about the police system.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the conference of Karnataka State Senior Police Officers at the office of the Director General of Police. He also held a meeting with senior police authorities.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday directed the officials of the Excise Department to curb illegal liquor in the state and recover tax arrears to achieve the set target in tax collection.
Amid the Cauvery-water sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the centre government has not given permission for Mekedatu Project and Tamil Nadu people are creating disputes 'unnecessarily'.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that BJP should avoid doing politics on the Cauvery water row with Tamil Nadu adding that the state government is committed to protecting farmers.
"I had called JD(S) as BJP's B-team, it is getting proved now. JD(S) people used to get angry at me when I called them B-team. Also, they have named themselves as Secular -- Janata Dal (Secular) -- but have joined hands with the communal party," said Siddaramaiah.