Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday submitted a breach of privilege notice to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for "misleading" the House over Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar's reported remarks on the Constitution.
Referring to the Congress government's decision to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts, Jairam Ramesh said that reservation for the main minority community as part of OBCs was introduced in Karnataka in 1994, and there have been many chief ministers since then
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Monday demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should immediately sack his deputy DK Shivakumar over his reported remarks pertaining to the Constitution.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday slammed the BJP over its protest on his purported remarks relating to the Constitution and said Bharatiya Janata Party is trying to twist his remarks and he is consulting his legal team.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Monday staged a protest against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on his reported statement on the Constitution.
Speaking to ANI, Shekhawat stated, "Those who were roaming around with the Constitution and vowing to protect it, their character and face have been exposed once again. Those who always treated the Constitution according to their convenience have once again exposed their personality and p
However, Shivakumar on Monday accused the BJP of twisting his remarks on the Constitution to spread disinformation, denying claims that he advocated changing the Constitution and warned of legal action against those spreading misinformation about his statement.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Monday criticised Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar over his remarks on the Constitution, alleging that Congress has never "respected" either the Constitution or BR Ambedkar.
Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for twisting his statement on the Constitution, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar Monday said that he would take legal action against those carrying out a disinformation campaign against him.
Bhandari also accused the party of attempting to alter Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's framework to favour religious-based reservations and stated, "The Congress party is the modern Muslim League. This is the party that can change the Constitution of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar to provide res