Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, on Sunday welcomed the Union Budget 2026, praising Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a tax-neutral budget and highlighting key provisions for Karnataka, including railway
Karnataka BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Thursday alleged that the Governor was subjected to disruption during his address in the Assembly.
Earlier on Tuesday, Congress leader DK Suresh urged patience, asserting that DK Shivakumar remains disciplined and committed to the party's collective decision-making process.
Critising the ruling Congress government over the allocation of houses to Bangla people, he said, "Thousands of Kannadigas have applied and are waiting for houses. However, the Congress government is giving houses to Bangla residents at Kogilu Cross. We will protest against this on Januar
Karnataka Assembly Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Friday said that the violence outside BJP MLA G Janardhana Reddy's residence was a "pre-planned conspiracy" to murder the MLA.
BJP MLA and Karnataka Assembly LoP R Ashoka on Wednesday alleged that the Congress government has been creating a Bangla Hub in Karnataka, while visiting the Kogli Fakir Colony, where houses were recently demolished during an anti-encroachment drive.
"Karnataka is governed by a constitutionally elected Chief Minister and Cabinet, not by an AICC General Secretary. Expressing a party opinion is one thing, issuing moral sermons and pressure tactics on a state government is blatant overreach and an insult to federalism," Ashoka wrote on S
Amid speculation over a potential change in Karnataka's leadership, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly and BJP MLA R Ashoka expressed his discontentment with the ruling Congress party and stated that an election was required in the state, since the current government was corru
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashoka slammed the Congress government and said that the state government had forgotten about road development. He questioned that although Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed for one layer of asphalting but where is the requ
Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashoka said on Thursday that the state government is going to see a change in the Chief Minister and to divert that issue elsewhere, the topic of restricting RSS events from government institutions and premises has been raised.
The BJP leader said, "It has been two months since the rains started. 10-12 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged. 52,000 hectares of crops have been damaged in Vijayapura district. The state government has not given compensation for crop damage so far...Two farmers have died by suicid