Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Sunday that he goes to Delhi whenever the High Command calls, stating that visiting Delhi was a normal practice.
Congress MLA HA Iqbal Hussain on Sunday demanded that the party high command should promptly resolve the power tussle for the Chief Minister's post in Karnataka.
Amid the row over the garbage disposal issue in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the government is seeking to acquire 100 acres of land from willing farmers near hills and forests, asserting that a "permanent solution" must be found for the
"BJP leaders can't be corrupted. Someone must have given you false information. Let's wait till the Lokayukta gives its statement, and then I will give my comments," he quipped, taking a dig at the BJP.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar today said he was happy about AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's assurance to Satish Jarkiholi on resolving the leadership issue in Karnataka.
Responding to the CM's tweet, in which Siddaramaiah has vowed to fight "the politics of hatred and jealousy", Balakrishna asserted that no one in the party needs to be jealous of the Chief Minister. He pointed out that Congress has already provided Siddaramaiah with every significant oppo
Shivakumar told reporters, "All our senior leaders and office bearers are very much confident that on the ground, there is a big anti-incumbency wave. The people of Assam want a change."
Congress MLA PM Narendraswamy backed Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on the issue of the Bengaluru dump yard, saying it is a BBMP decision, while distancing himself from Minister HC Mahadevappa's controversial 'dog' remark and questioning the RSS about being unregistered, adding that decisions on
Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said, "If they (BJP) refuse to allow dumping, then let them keep it. Whoever prevents us from dumping, we will stop collecting garbage in their constituencies, we will not pick up waste from those areas. People will resent them; we will make announcements
Shivakumar slammed BJP MLA Dheeraj Muniraj, saying that he allegedly stopped a garbage truck to protest in Doddaballapur, further warning that if the BJP members don't behave respectfully, garbage will be "dumped right in front of their houses".
Shivakumar alleged that BJP MLAs (specifically mentioning Aravind Limbavali and Dheeraj Muniraju) are deliberately obstructing garbage trucks from disposing of waste in the outer zones of Bengaluru.