Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday alleged that the Congress High Command has delivered a "slap in the face" to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by ordering a fresh caste census, calling it a "victory" for Deputy CM DK Shivakumar and a "defeat" for the CM.
Addressing the issue of caste survey in Karnataka, state Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar asserted that the government knows the "sentiment of people" and "respect every life".
"I don't want to comment on anything. We have discussed in detail. The Chief Minister has explained everything. Whatever information is there, the CM has already conveyed. Let the law take its own course," DK Shivakumar told reporters on Thursday.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar of being responsible for the stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of 11 and injured 30 others.
BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and the Home Minister, labelling the tragic stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium as "state-sponsored criminal negligence and murd
Speaking at the Jai Hind Sabha event organised by the Congress party to honour the armed forces, he said, "We are contemplating setting up a separate corporation as per the advice of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge. We are committed to protecting our servicemen who protect our nation."
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that the Bhu Guarantee scheme is the sixth would be the sixth in the Congress government's flagship series of guarantee initiatives. He stated that the initiative is a gesture of gratitude, aimed at repaying the trust and sup
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said the state would press the Centre to issue a Gazette notification on Krishna water allocation and announced Cauvery aarti festivities during Dasara, celebrating regional cultures with state-backed infrastructure and inter-departmental coordination.
"The Karnataka government welcomes this decision. My leader, Rahul Gandhi, has also welcomed it. Congress is committed to delivering social justice to every section of society...Congress governments are committed to cooperating with the system," Shivakumar told reporters.
Deputy CM DK Shivakumar criticised the BJP-led central government for rising prices and warned BJP workers against disrupting Congress events, saying his party will block BJP functions if such actions continue in Karnataka.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday made a phone call to the family members of Manjunath who was killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir and offered condolences.