BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah acknowledged Monday a scam of Rs 89.6 crore in the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, contradicting opposition’s claim of Rs 187 crore. The admission came during a heated debate initiated by LoP R Ashoka of BJP in the legislative assembly.Siddaramaiah, whose admission came when he intervened in Ashoka’s opening remarks,…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah made a fervent denial of engaging in vindictive politics on Saturday, asserting that neither he nor his government would resort to such practices in the future. He directed accusations towards the BJP, accusing them of fostering such divisive tactics.Siddaramaiah’s remarks came in response to criticism from the BJP and…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday criticised PM Narendra Modi for making “illegal allegations” against Congress regarding transfer reservation quota from backward classes to Muslims calling it a “blatant lie“. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that the Congress has transferred the reservation quota from backward classes and Dalits to Muslims is a blatant lie,”…
MANGALURU: Just a day after announcing the Congress government’s “decision” to revoke the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka enforced by the previous BJP-led dispensation, CM Siddaramaiah did a volte-face on Saturday. He claimed he had only intended to say that the demand for lifting the ban was still under consideration.The CM…
