Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday launched a fierce attack on the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, accusing it of mishandling the rain situation and failing to control rising violence in Karnataka's coastal region.
Union Minister for Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy chaired an inter-ministerial coordination meeting on Wednesday to review and accelerate the implementation of EV charging infrastructure under the PM E-Drive scheme. Senior officials from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Minist
Doubling down his attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the caste census issue, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy questioned whether the benefit of the census is meant for Siddaramaiah himself or for the Congress party that provided him political backing.
Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy accused CM Siddaramaiah of using the caste census to deflect attention from governance failures. He alleged that Congress was exploiting castes for political gains amid public discontent over corruption, price hikes, and failed guarantees.
Union Minister H D. Kumaraswamy criticised the Karnataka government for burdening citizens with taxes and defended the Centre over fuel price hikes. He said the increase in petrol and LPG prices does not directly affect the common man.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy termed the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha "historic" and said that the Union Government continues to ensure reforms that uphold fairness and accountability.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday attacked the Karnataka government after the state government increased the sales tax on diesel, resulting in a price hike of Rs 2 per litre and labeled the government a "Price Hike Demon."
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy has expressed outrage over the implementation of garbage cess in Bengaluru by the Congress-led Karnataka government, stating that the "price hike demon" government in Karnataka is draining the blood of the people like leeches.
Dismissing allegations of vendetta politics, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the government officials had followed the orders of a court in the encroachment case against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
The Karnataka Revenue Department has initiated an encroachment clearance drive near the farmhouse of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Ramanagara district, following directives from the Karnataka High Court.
Kumaraswamy assured that the interests of the workers will not be disturbed and the problems will be resolved within 3 months and revealed that he will work to resolve the problems of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and that the third furnace will also be started in June.
Responding to the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally, Kumaraswamy told ANI, "...What kind of administration they are running in Karnataka? In the last 75-76 years they have not remembered Mahatma Gandhi. Now they realised that they require Gandhi's name, Ambedkar's name...They want