Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (PTI photo/File) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came under fire over his “merit a flawed concept” remark and Karnataka government‘s minority quota decision, with the rival BJP on Friday calling the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition a “dolt”, who is “politically unfit”.Sharing a clip of Rahul Gandhi’s recent discussion…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka high court on Friday cancelled the Enforcement Directorate summons issued to chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s wife Parvathi & state minister BS Suresha in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allotment scam.The HC had reserved its verdict on petitions filed by Parvathi and urban development minister Suresh, challenging the ED summons related to…
NEW DELHI: Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Sunday claimed that deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar will ascend to the position of chief minister by December. He predicted that Shivakumar would continue as chief minister for 7.5 years from December, anticipating the party’s success in forthcoming Assembly elections.“Write it down, it will happen by…
DK Shivakumar and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday strongly opposed the proposed nation-wide delimitation exercise, alleging that the central government aims to reduce Lok Sabha seats in southern states.“The Congress party opposes delimitation. They (Centre) want to reduce the seats of the Southern states….
NEW DELHI: Is the Congress staring at a crisis in yet another party-ruled state? Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar‘s holy dip at the Maha Kumbh and his visit to Sadhguru‘s ashram for Mahashivratri celebrations, where home minister Amit Shah was also present, have raised the hackles of some Congress leaders triggering a row that…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddharamaiah on Thursday said that Union home minister Amit Shah‘s recent assurance that southern states will not lose a single Lok Sabha seat due to delimitation is “not credible” and accused him of “deliberately creating confusion among the people of southern states”.In a series of social media posts on X,…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka Lokayukta SIT has submitted a renewed request to governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot seeking permission to prosecute Union minister HD Kumaraswamy in the 2007 Sandur illegal mining case. Kumaraswamy was Karnataka CM at the time.The submission, made on Feb 21, includes an English translation of all case documents and addresses Raj Bhavan’s previous…
BENGALURU: In a major relief for chief minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathy, and others, the Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petition seeking to transfer the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) alternative sites allotment case involving them to a CBI probe.Snehamayi Krishna, one of the complainants in the case, had filed the petition. Justice…
BENGALURU: Amid growing speculation about a possible leadership change in Karnataka, chief minister Siddaramaiah Thursday indicated for the first time an arrangement between him and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, to take turns as CM.“Ultimately, high command will take a decision (on leadership change) or regarding everything,” he told reporters in response to a question on…
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it had attached 142 properties with a market value ofRs 300 crore in a money laundering case allegedly involving Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah. The attached properties are registered in the names of various real estate agents.The agency alleged that Siddaramaiah used his political influence to get compensation of…
