After Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot sanctioned prosecution order against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, several leaders from Karnataka Congress expressed their interest in the race for the Chief Minister post.
The Karnataka government has suspended seven prison officials after a purported photo of jailed Kannada film actor Darshan "smoking a cigarette" went viral on social media.
After JDS leader and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy alleged that the Congress government want to malign him in alleged mining land allotment case, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said that there will be investigations, and actions will be taken according to the court of law
Karnataka Congress, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Home Minister G Parameshwara, held a protest at the Gandhi statue outside Vidhan Soudha against alleged arbitrary actions taken by ED officials who are trying to implicate the Chief Minister and Karnataka government unnecess
Meanwhile, the case has now been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation, according to the Karnataka Police.
According to Parameshwara, Yediyurappa is currently believed to be in Delhi and has indicated that he will return on June 17, Monday and further action will be taken.
Karnataka Home Minister and Congress leader G Parameshwara congratulated Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi on his third term, as he is set to be sworn in as the PM on Sunday evening.
Chandrasekaran (45), a resident of the Kenchappa colony of Vinobanagar, was an officer of Maharishi Valmiki Development Corporation and was working in the Bengaluru office. His suicide has led to a loud political row in the state, with the BJP targeting the state government.
This comes after Karnataka minister G Parameshwara took a dig at External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) received a request only on May 21 to impound the passport of Prajwal Revanna.