Days after the Karnataka government granted four per cent reservation to minorities in public contracts, BJP MP Mayank Nayak on Monday slammed the move and accused the Congress of playing "politics of religion."
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.
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.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on Monday tabled the third Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's Performance Audit Report on the functioning of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) in the Assembly.
The remarks follow an incident where Shiv Sena's youth wing workers ransacked a venue in Mumbai linked to Kamra's comedy show in which he had reportedly targeted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday stated that the country's Constitution is secular and does not support any reservation based on religious identity or affiliation.
Addressing the controversy, Shivakumar asserted, "I am a sensible, senior politician, more so than Mr Nadda. I have been in the Assembly for the last 36 years. I have basic common sense. I casually said there would be changes after various judgements. As per the quota for backward classes
"The BJP and its government have neither any policy nor any intention to deal with the major issues of the country. To prevent people from discussing important issues like Manipur, they are saying baseless things which hold no meaning today. Without knowledge, these baseless statements are a
Terming Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar reported remarks about changing" the Constitution' "unfortunate," Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday urged the latter to go through his statement.
Amid the growing controversy over comedian Kunal Kamra's remarks about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Monday lashed out at Kamra, accusing the comedian of veering into vulgarity rather than comedy.