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"BJP is a cultureless party": Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday lashed out at the BJP as a "cultureless party" which patronised Bombay Boys and whose party member assaulted a woman in the Vidhana Soudha.
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Cauvery aarti a government programme, not political: Karnataka Dy CM Shiva
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said, "The government has planned to organise Cauvery aarti at Sankey tank along with the water conservation campaign. This is purely a government programme, but some have moved court. We will argue our case in the court of law."
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Officials followed court orders in encroachment case against Kumaraswamy:
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Dismissing allegations of vendetta politics, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the government officials had followed the orders of a court in the encroachment case against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
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"Reservation only based on religion is unconstitutional, blatantly illegal
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Karnataka state cabinet approved an amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act, which aims to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders to Minority contractors, official sources said.
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"Are there no poor people among Hindus?": BJP's BY Vijayendra criticizes K
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to the media today, he asserted that BJP's stance is clear. "If the bill granting 4% reservation for Muslims is introduced in the assembly, BJP will launch a fierce protest both inside and outside the house. We will not allow its implementation," he said.
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"Will oppose Congress' Muslim appeasement politics": BJP's BY Vijayendra o
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Asserting that BJP is not against Muslims, Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka President BY Vijayendra on Monday said that the BJP will oppose Congress's Muslim "appeasement politics."
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"Anti-constitutional": BJP MLC Ravikumar says will raise will raise issue
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Calling the Karnataka government's approval of a 4 per cent minority quota in contracts as "anti-constitutional and anti-democratic," BJP MLC N Ravikumar said that the BJP will raise the issue in both the Houses on Monday.
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Who said reservation is only for Muslims?: Karanataka Dy CM Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's office, Shivakumar said, "The reservation of contracts for minorities is only up to Rs 2 crores. In the past, similar arrangements were done for SC/STs. This is for all minorities and not just for Muslims."
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"BJP is basically jealous": Congress's Sowmya Reddy defends Karnataka's 4
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reddy added that the Congress government in Karnataka believes in "serving people" without regard to their religion, language, or caste. She said that the BJP was "jealous" of the good works being carried out by the state government.
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MP: Indore Mayor Bhargav welcomes Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar's plan of
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Karnataka Dy CM's plan, Mayor Bhargava said, "This is a good thing. The Congress government in Karnataka has got some wisdom that they want to learn something from cities across the country. Indore is the cleanest city in India. Indore is the city that fulfills the drea
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Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar clarifies 4% reservation in Govt contracts
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that the state government's decision to provide a four per cent reservation in government contracts is not exclusive to Muslims but extends to all minority communities and backward classes.
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Thinking of hiking water tariff by one paise per litre: DCM DK Shivakumar
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who also holds the portfolio of Bengaluru Development, today said that the government was planning to hike the water tariff by one paise per litre, according to the DK Shivakumar office statement.
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