Taking to social media post on X, BJP4Karnataka wrote, "Scam CM @siddaramaiah in Karnataka presents a Halal Budget--appeasement at its peak! Reservation for Muslims in government contracts. Rs50,000 assistance for Muslim simple marriages. Rs150 crore for infrastructure development of Waqf
Singh stated, "This time the amount of money, outlaid for SC/ST has highest been ever, it's almost Rs 42,000 crores. Rs 29, 992 crores have been outlaid for the SC department while almost Rs 12, 016 crores have outlaid. It has also previously done by Siddaramaiah government. It is not about
The reservation will be provided in the procurement of goods and services under various government departments, corporations, and institutions. This applies to suppliers from different communities, including SC (Scheduled Castes), ST (Scheduled Tribes), and OBC (Other Backward Classes). T
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly, allocating a sum of Rs. 51,034 crores for the implementation of various guarantee schemes in the current fiscal year.
"By keeping fiscal deficit and total outstanding liabilities within the limits mandated under Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act, we have maintained fiscal discipline in the financial year 2025-26," as per the Budget.
"It is the last budget of Siddaramaiah. He is an outgoing CM. In the past two years, they have not done anything... There are no medicines in the hospital. There is a hike in everything, whether petrol, diesel, milk... At least in this Budget, they should made announcements for the develo
This Bill enables the state government to drop portions of land required for a road-widening project after the Supreme Court directed it to issue transferable development rights (TDR) worth Rs 3,400 crore to the erstwhile Mysuru royal family.
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, BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday said that the contractors in the state are in a "bad state", and are "committing suicide."
The move is set to spark controversy as when the BJP-led government hiked MLA salaries in February 2022, there was little pushback from Congress or Janata Dal (Secular).
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.