CM Siddaramaiah asserted the decision by AICC president Mallikarjuna Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is correct.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday mourned the untimely demise of celebrated Indian classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan saying that his melodious voice will live on in the hearts and minds of his listeners worldwide.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agreed to increase the honorarium of guest lecturers by Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000 based on their experience and appealed to them to call off their strike immediately and report to duty.
Dy CM Shivakumar told ANI that they have come to attend a party meeting. "We have a preparatory meeting of the party... We have come to attend the meeting," he said.
"Don't we need to punish those who have done wrong? Are they (BJP) protesting saying that they shouldn't be punished?" Siddaramaiah asked while speaking to reporters at his Home Office Krishna here.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appealed to BJP leaders in the state to stop playing petty politics in the "name of God and religion", urging them to act responsibly as an opposition amid protests by the party over Hubballi arrest.
On BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna's letter to declare a holiday on January 22, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said he was not aware of the BJP's demand for a government holiday for the inauguration of Ram Mandir and as the central government is conducting the program, let them give a holiday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the opposition's allegation of hate politics in connection with the arrest of a man linked to the riots that took place after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Monday slammed former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Holalkere Anjaneya for his statement that the state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "is our Rama". Yatnal cautioned him to talk about Lord Ram and other Hindu deities with respect and dignity.