Shivakumar asked the BJP, which is in power in the Central government, about the announcements made for Karnataka, stating, "BJP should answer what they have given to Karnataka. They don't have the guts, voice, strength, and moral right to save Karnataka. In the central budget, nothing was g
Urging the Kannada film industry to take forward the good run it has had over the last few years, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Tuesday that his "advice to the film industry might have sounded harsh and rustic but it was well-wishing".
After Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar blamed the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government for pending bills of contractors in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) leader CT Ravi said that it is the government's job to pay the pending bills.
This comes after the Karnataka Deputy CM slammed the film fraternity at the inauguration of the Bengaluru International Film Festival, for low turnout of the actors and said he knows "how to tighten the nuts and bolts" of these actors.
After Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar blamed the previous Bharatiya Janata Party government for pending bills of contractors in the state, BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday said that the contractors in the state are in a "bad state", and are "committing suicide."
Speaking to ANI, Muniraj said "This is a political game that DK Shivakumar is playing... In all of this, we don't want the people of Karnataka to suffer. The state will run whether someone stays or not, but the interest of the people should not suffer."
After Congress leader Veerappa Moily praised DK Shivakumar's leadership, asserting that he is destined to become Karnataka's Chief Minister, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said that there's an "internal fight" for the chair.
Earlier, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has termed the reports suggesting that he is getting close to the BJP "false propaganda," emphasising that he was a born Congressman.