Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday informed that a 100-day audit resolution campaign for Gram Panchayats has been launched to address audit objections and recovery notices flagged in the audit reports of Gram Panchayats.
Amid rising tensions over land acquisition in Channarayapatna taluka, Karnataka Minister MB Patil on Tuesday assured farmers that no further land acquisition will take place, following several farmer-friendly decisions after a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and farmer representativ
Karnataka Housing, Minorities and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday dismissed allegations of corruption in the allocation of houses under government schemes and said he is "not the kind of poor man who survives by taking money meant for the poor."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday during his visit to the national capital. He was accompanied by Karnataka Ministers KJ George, HC Mahadevappa, Satish Jarkiholi, and State Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.
"If at all I'm involved or anywhere my name comes in investigation I'm ready to resign and I'll leave. I'm not sticking to my seat. I'll resign if my name comes in investigation," Khan said during a press conference here.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday asked the MEA to explain the "politics" behind initially denying and then approving his delegation's US visit and accused the Centre of denying Karnataka its right to seek investments from abroad.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge was granted clearance by the Ministry of External Affairs for his US visit. Taking to 'X', Kharge mentioned that MEA has taken a "U-Turn" and revoked their earlier decision to grant him permission for a US visit.
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Saturday hit out at the Union Government after the Ministry of External Affairs denied Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge's request to visit the USA.
Karnataka Minister for Electronics, Information Technology and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge wrote to the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking clarification over not getting clearance for the visit to the United States.
Karnataka Cabinet approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
"We don't expect anything different from the ED. Instead of summoning a few MLAs, they might as well raid all 136 Congress MLAs. This is becoming a joke. We all know what the ED is about, so all of us have to be prepared whether they (ED or IT) come to our houses," Rao told ANI.