BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa on Friday resigned as the chairman of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) hours after the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta raided the house of his son Prashant Madal and recovered Rs 6 crore cash.
Former Deputy Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) MLA Prestone Tynsong on Saturday said that the swearing-in-ceremony of the NPP-led government in Meghalaya will be held on March 7.
Meanwhile, on the very first day of the budget session of the assembly, the opposition party Congress announced to lay siege to the assembly and protest against the recruitment scam, Ankita murder case and Adani case.
Several Congress leaders, led by former chief minister Siddaramaiah, were detained by the police during a protest march against the Karnataka government on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday instructed officials to step up efforts for the overall development of the state, while seeking special attention to the development of the hilly areas.
Kumaraswamy said "A warm welcome to Amit Shah who flew back to the state today. A bundle of stories of your MLA Maadalu Virupakshappa's son is the biggest proof that your double engine government is charging 40 per cent commission."
Former Congress MLA Anil Akkara has alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has violated Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) regulations in the Wadakkanchery life mission project which was being done by Red Crescent.
A day after the results of assembly polls in Meghalaya in which the ruling NPP emerged as the single-largest party, MLAs of other parties except NPP and BJP held a meeting on Friday to decide their future course of action in an apparent bid to form the next government in the state
Reacting to the raids conducted by the anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa's son Prashant Maadal, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai on Friday said Lokayukta is independent, let free and fair investigation happen.
The congress took the move following the suspension of former minister and Congress MLA Jitu Patwari from the house for the entire ongoing budget session. Speaker Girish Gautam on Thursday suspended Patwari for allegedly sharing false information in the house on Thursday.
BJP MLA Virupakshappa submitted his resignation to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai.
In his letter, Virupakshappa claimed that there was some conspiracy against his family.