Karnataka Assembly Opposition Leader R. Ashok on Saturday demanded that the Congress party clearly state its position on the Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975, accusing the party of evading accountability for one of the darkest chapters in Indian democracy.
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.
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashok on Sunday accused the Congress government in the State of disregarding police instructions, leading to the stampede tragedy outside Chinnaswamy Stadium during the RCB cricket team's IPL victory celebrations, which claimed 11 lives.
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition (LoP) R Ashok has strongly criticised the Siddaramaiah-led government over the stampede tragedy outside Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL victory celebrations, which claimed 11 lives.
Speaking to reporters at BBMP, Ashoka claimed that Congress imposes the highest garbage tax in the entire country and said, "While Kempegowda earned the title of Nadaprabhu for building the state, Congress leaders have earned the title of those who ruined it."
G. Janardhan Reddy, MLA from Gangawati constituency, has been disqualified from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly following his conviction by the Principal Special Judge for CBI Cases, Hyderabad, in CC.No.1 of 2012 on May 6, 2025.
Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khader has called for strict punishment against those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack, saying that the entire country stands with the victims' families.
"... Its 200 per cent correct. There is no doubt at all. In Vidhana Soudha, the chambers of all the ministers are the collection centres, not the work centre, development centre," R Ashoka told reporters.
BJP MP Jagadish Shettar said on Sunday termed the suspension of 18 BJP MLAs from the state assembly for six months as "undemocratic" and urged the speaker to withdraw the order. He also appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to initiate the withdrawal of the suspension order.
Reacting to the allegations of the honey trap attempt, Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the case should be inquired thoroughly.