Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge arrived to attend the oath ceremony of Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and said that he is attending the event because of the "constitutional duty."
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, the Karnataka Deputy CM said, "Rahul Gandhi held a meeting with the newly elected Congress MPs and candidates. He advised the newly elected Congress MPs to be in touch with the constituency as often as possible and do good work with
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today categorically said there was no question of protecting the culprits of the Valmiki Development Corporation scam.
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, he said, "Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered an enquiry into the attack on the police station in Channagiri. The investigation is on and the culprits will be brought to book at any cost."
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar at a news conference held in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow said that the INDIA alliance will register victory on around 300 parliamentary seats and that the NDA will manage about 200 seats.
"We have a Constitution. Honourable MP Anantkumar Hegde said that they (BJP) will change the Constitution if they win 400 seats. I do not understand. PM Modi has said that, at any cost, he will not change the Constitution. I welcome it. But why has he (PM Modi) not expelled that Parliamen
Speaking at a campaign rally at Mundagod, Shivakumar said, "BJP government is dead. It doesn't stand with the poor. Lakhs of people died during Covid due to mismanagement and now people who are vaccinated are dying, thanks to BJP's corruption in vaccination."
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar dismissed Sam Pitroda's statement on inheritance tax and said Congress will not levy any inheritance tax.
Reacting to the remarks made by JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy that "rural women are going astray" over Congress guarantees, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said the remarks by Kumaraswamy are an insult to the mothers and sisters of the state.
Amid drama in the Karnataka Congress over the Kolar Lok Sabha seat, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that there was no room for individual interest in the party, adding that all the party leaders would work towards victory in Kolar.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi "sacrificed" the post of Prime Minister, adding that only the Gandhi family can keep the Congress party "united."
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party can freeze the bank accounts of the Congress but it cannot throttle the spirit of his party.