Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted on Sunday that the government will not be a mute spectator in the face of corruption, stating that if any cases are found, an investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken against the culprits.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that Chandrakanta Bellad, a former member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and himself were companions in the Gokak Movement. He has great faith in Basavanna's love for humanity and he is against caste discrimination.
"Despite the Karnataka High Court's restrictions, the BJP leaders have visited the victimised woman who was partially stripped in a village in Belagavi district, thus not only flouting the court's directive but also displaying their insensitivity," Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.
The Chief Minister was speaking in a program organized by the Labour Department at the Karnataka College ground in Dharwad. He distributed three-wheelers to 525 specially-abled persons of the district, distributed free laptops to the children of construction workers and launched the registra
"JP Nadda and the BJP are doing politics over this issue. Atrocities did happen to that woman. Whatever legal action needed to be taken has been taken by the government. Our home minister met the victim. The accused was arrested immediately," said the Chief Minister.
The MHA conveyed the direction in a written note circulated at the beginning of this week to the Chief Secretaries and the DGP of all state governments and UTs.
A massive fire broke out at a fast food joint at Shakkar Bazaar in Indore on Friday night, an official said, adding that the blaze was brought under control in a few hours following prompt action by the fire brigade.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday paid tribute to the brave soldiers of the armed forces on Vijay Diwas.
"BJP's rule in Karnataka witnessed multiple instances of violence against women, but BJP National President J P Nadda has forgotten this to politically target us. Unfortunately, he is using a recent incident of violence against a woman in Belagavi for politics," Siddaramaiah posted on X.
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the time till January 10 for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to pronounce a verdict on disqualification petitions against MLAs including Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya underscored the government's commitment to women's health and the battle against sickle cell anemia in the country.