Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that the government did not use IAS officers politically but followed the state's tradition after BJP lawmakers raised the issue during the Assembly session on Wednesday.
Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has already invited top opposition leaders to participate in the second unity meeting.
Speaking in the legislative council on Friday, Siddaramaiah said, "The decline of BJP has begun from Karnataka. PM Narendra Modi’s influence is diminishing. BJP's loss in all the places, where Modi campaigned is the proof for this."
"After the Union government stopped the supply of rice to the people of Karnataka, it started auctioning that rice through e-auction. But now no one is coming forward to buy rice through e-auction, as per media reports. Should we call it dirty politics or not?" he said.
Former Karnataka Health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said the budget speech of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was a mirror to his helplessness, adding that the maiden budget of the Congress government since it came to power earlier this year will only plunge the state into a fiscal crunc
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present the state budget today at 12 noon, the first after Congress assumed power in the state following its sweeping victory in the May 10 assembly elections. This is Siddaramaiah's seventh Budget as a Chief Minister, having presented six d
The Chief Minister sought information from the Chief Secretary regarding the damage caused by the rain and instructed officers to immediately be prepared to undertake relief measures.
"Our five guarantees transcend caste and religion. The poor and the middle class of all sections of society are in dire straits. We are fulfilling these to alleviate their suffering," Siddaramaiah added.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that his government will distribute money in place of the free rice promised under the Anna Bhagya Scheme from July 10 onwards.
The Chief Minister, while hearing the public grievances at his residence, promised employment on the spot after hearing the plight of the victim, stated the Chief Minister's Office statement.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the constitutional rights of all communities in the state, including Christians, will be protected.