Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted on Sunday that the government will not be a mute spectator in the face of corruption, stating that if any cases are found, an investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken against the culprits.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that Chandrakanta Bellad, a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and himself were companions in the Gokak Movement. He has great faith in Basavanna's love for humanity and he is against caste discrimination.
"JP Nadda and the BJP are doing politics over this issue. Atrocities did happen to that woman. Whatever legal action needed to be taken has been taken by the government. Our home minister met the victim. The accused was arrested immediately," said the Chief Minister.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday paid tribute to the brave soldiers of the armed forces on Vijay Diwas.
Expressing shock at the security breach in Parliament when two intruders entered the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitor gallery, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday demanded a fair investigation and disclosure of the details of the incident to the public.
A high-level approval committee that met in Belgaum approved the establishment of 14 enterprises with a total capital investment of Rs 34,115 crores, which includes Foxconn's proposal to invest an additional amount of Rs 13,911 crore in Karnataka, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Reacting to the Income Tax department's seizure of over Rs 200 crore from a business group allegedly linked to a Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday questioned the BJP's "moral right" to talk about corruption.
Reacting to the BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal's allegation that he shared a dais with a person who has links with terrorist organisation ISIS, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the real target of the MLA's attack was Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday accused the state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of indulging minority appeasement politics while doing "injustice" to Dalits and tribal communities.