The residents of Varthur, Balagere, and Panathur wrote a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging authorities to refrain from collecting property tax until civic standards are restored.
Basavaraj Bommai, a former Karnataka Chief Minister, referred to Siddaramiah's remarks on GST reforms campaign by the Centre and said these are benefitting people.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka on Thursday responded to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's fresh claims of "vote chori" in Aland constituency, stating that the poll body had already rejected all incorrect applications and an FIR was filed in the matter in 2023.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah said that while the rest of India celebrated its independence on August 15, 1947, Kalaburgi was still not free. The atrocities committed by the Razakars had become intolerable. It was thanks to the unwavering determination of the exceptional freedom fight
BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai on Saturday criticised the Congress party over its response to the recent GST reforms, calling it a "drama company" and crediting the Modi government for implementing key economic measures.
"This decision is not new wisdom but a long-delayed acceptance of what Shri Rahul Gandhi, Opposition leaders, and opposition-ruled states have demanded since 2016-2017, when the Modi Government hurriedly rolled out a faulty GST. From the very beginning, we had warned that this "Gabbar Sin
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP-led Centre over corruption and promised the people to deliver a corruption-free and crime-free government if voted to power in poll-bound Bihar.
Speaking to the mediapersons, Shivakumar said, "What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him. I don't have any objection to it, whatever the party high command tell and whatever they decides it will be fulfilled."
The clarification came amid speculation of a power tussle in the Karnataka unit of the Congress after the party formed the government in the State in 2023. Siddaramiah is the current Chief Minister, and DK Shivakumar is the Deputy Chief Minister.
"There is no change of leadership. I don't want anyone's support. My priority is for them (the party legislators) to win back the assembly elections," Shivakumar told ANI.