Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, is your purpose of coming to Karnataka is to give to Karnataka or to loot from the state?
A meeting of senior Congress leaders regarding the selection of candidates for the Karnataka elections will be held at party president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence this evening, said party sources.
Hitting out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people of the poll-bound southern state have endured misgovernance in the last four years.
Supporters of Congress leader Akhanda Shrinivas Murthy have sought divine intervention to get the party ticket for him to contest the Karnataka assembly polls from the Pulikeshinagar constituency.
Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's tweet targeting Congress turncoats over the Adani issue, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that it was "our decency to never have asked you about Bofors and National Herald scams and we will meet in a court of law".
"I am a tough candidate and they will keep on levelling allegations against me. They have been saying all this for 2-3 months. We will be waiting for court orders. We haven't had a judgment on my case yet. BJP has many criminals, they should pay attention to that first," Vinay Kulkarni to
Responding to Tamil Nadu Congress leader's derogatory remark against the judge who sentenced Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that it describes the congress party that is full of "lumpen element".
The Dindigul Police on Saturday registered a case against Congress Dindigul district president, Manikandan, over his controversial remark against the judge who delivered the verdict against Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking to ANI, Siddaramaiah said, "My relationship with DK Shivakumar is cordial. There are no differences between us. Of course, differences exist in democracy but it is not detrimental to the interests of the party".
"All the Kannadigas have to unanimously resist the usurpation of the KMF, which is built for the welfare of the farmers of the country. All Kannadigas should pledge not to buy Amul products", Siddaramaiah said.