Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called an emergency cabinet meeting after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) recommended the state government to release 5000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from tomorrow for the next 15 days.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that BJP should avoid doing politics on the Cauvery water row with Tamil Nadu adding that the state government is committed to protecting farmers.
National farmer leaders led by Chukki Nanjundaswamy and Rakesh Tikait, of Samyukta Kisan Morcha met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday in Bengaluru and discussed various farmer issues.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that social and economic inequality has continued to exist as the country's wealth and production are accumulating in the hands of a few individuals.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Thursday took part in the Yatra, taken out in Ramanagara, to celebrate and commemorate one year of 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned the officials as to why no charge sheet has been registered against the accused in caste atrocity cases and caste atrocity murder cases even after 120 days and warned that action should be taken against the SPs and DCPs.
Reacting to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's allegation that the ruling party denied rice to the people of Karnataka, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said the Congress party was jealous of the chair of PM Modi.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah opined that the mentality that killed Mahatma Gandhi, who lived a very pious life, killed Gauri Lankesh, Dabholkar, Pansare and MM Kalburgi.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed his concern over the increasing number of human-wild animal conflicts in the State and instructed the forest officials to adopt scientific measures to control the animals from entering the villages.
The purpose of education is not just to impart knowledge but the goal is also to make children 'Vishwamanavas' said Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Budget allocated for the capital expenditure in the current year is Rs 54,374 crore and directed officials to ensure the funds allocated to various departments are spent by February.