Amid growing political speculation about a possible mid-term change at the helm of the Karnataka government, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the BJP's claims of internal rift among senior state leaders.
The clarification came amid speculation of a power tussle in the Karnataka unit of the Congress after the party formed the government in the State in 2023. Siddaramiah is the current Chief Minister, and DK Shivakumar is the Deputy Chief Minister.
"Mallikarjun Kharge just revealed the open secret that he is the Congress National President, but he does not have power. He holds the post, but it is the family that is heard. He exposed that all the major decisions are taken by the party's high command, not the party's National President.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over their General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's statement demanding reconsideration of the terms 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.
Speaking to ANI, Kharge said, "... When the High Command has clearly stated, there is nothing of that sort in the decision-making process, then it doesn't matter who say what. Everyone's roles have been very well defined. Siddaramaiah is the CM, DK Shivakumar is the PCC President and the
Amid speculation of a potential change in Karnataka Congress leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress High Command, calling it a "ghost" that is never seen or heard but always felt.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader N Ramchander Rao claimed that the internal bickering between the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's chair has increased and as a result the law and order situation had worsened in the stat
"Every day, one or the other MLA cries, but the whole government, including the CM, is silent. That means they have agreed that there is a huge amount of corruption in the state. Financially, it has gone broke. Ministers are writing open letters instead of speaking in the cabinet..." Bomm
"The Karnataka Congress Government has always played appeasement. The decision to increase the reservation for minorities in housing allotment to 15 per cent would affect the reservation for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and OBCs besides the general quota," Shaina NC told ANI.
"Discussions were held regarding the caste census as concerns were raised by some organisations, religious heads, and even a few ministers. The report submitted on the caste census has been accepted in principle. There is an agreement that a caste enumeration should be conducted. We have als
Poonawalla further questioned why there was a haste to arrange a big program for the RCB team in a short span of time, also questioning the clearance given on the parade.
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday slammed the Karnataka Congress government for the stampede during RCB's IPL victory celebrations in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of 11 people, calling the party "inept, incompetent, unaccountable, and corrupt".