The Karnataka government has approved a four per cent reservation for minorities in government contracts, a decision that has sparked criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur was shot at by unidentified assailants at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, police said on Friday. Two other people, including his bodyguard, were reportedly injured in the attack.
Former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur was shot at by unidentified assailants at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, police said on Friday. Two other people, including his bodyguard, were reportedly injured in the attack.
Congress leader Harish Rawat on Saturday said that the central government should look into the concerns regarding the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies and also consult other political parties.
"This reservation in Karnataka has been extended at the patronage of Rahul Gandhi. Siddaramaiah does not have the courage or the political capital to announce this on his own," Ravi Shankar Prasad said,
After Karnataka government clears 4 per cent reservation for Muslim contractors, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Saturday said that the decisions being made by the Congress government in Karnataka in favor of a particular religious community is "unconstitutional."
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat condemned the violence that erupted in Giridih, Jharkhand, on Saturday, calling the incident "unfortunate." He stated that the government controlled the situation and criticized the mosque cover move in Uttar Pradesh.
Congress MLA Ramesh Chennithala criticizes the Kerala government for its inaction on drug-related issues, blaming the CPI(M)'s student wing, SFI, for spreading drugs in colleges. He calls for action to dismantle the organizations involved.
Recalling his detention during Hiteshwar Saikia's tenure as Assam Chief Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that during the Congress government in Assam, he was beaten up and had jail's food for seven days in the state.
BJP National Spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla has lashed out at the decision of the Karnataka cabinet and stated that the Congress party have broken every level of appeasement.
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday urged Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma to intervene and address the demands of police personnel, who are boycotting Holi celebrations over pending issues with the state government.