Days after the Karnataka government granted four per cent reservation to minorities in public contracts, BJP MP Mayank Nayak on Monday slammed the move and accused the Congress of playing "politics of religion."
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of making a law based on religion and said the Karnataka government's decision for reservation to the main minority in public contracts stems from a practice that has been in existence in the state since
Referring to the Congress government's decision to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 1994, and there have been many chief ministers since then
He said, "Our state has various issues with neighbouring states. With Kerala, we have Mullaperiyar Dam issue...Karnataka government has opposed Metro line towards Hosur from Karnataka border. On various occasions, our CM didn't raise these issues when he visited neighbouring states. But t
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, along with several other ministers, participated in the Cauvery Aarti in Bengaluru on Friday, offering prayers to the sacred river.
Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka President BY Vijayendra on Friday demanded to hand over the alleged honey trap attempt issue either to the CBI or a sitting High Court judge.
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prahlad Joshi on Thursday slammed the Karnataka government over the proposed four per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts and the resolution against Waqf Amendment Bill and accused the Congress of engaging in "appe
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya condemns the Karnataka government's minority quota and the creation of the Chief Minister's Minority Colony Development Fund, claiming they are unconstitutional and divisive.
BJP State President BY Vijayendra criticized the Karnataka government's approval of a 4% minority quota in government contracts, vowing to oppose it in the House, on the streets, and in the High Court. He also criticized the Congress government's stance on central policies.
Speaking to the media in New Delhi today, he said the Karnataka government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is deceiving the backward classes and said the 4 per cent reservation to minorities is unconstitutional.