Mysore/Mysuru: Taking strong exception to acclaimed writer Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s remark that he got the prestigious ‘Padma Bhushan’ award because of Prime Minister Modi, MLC A.H. Vishwanath maintained that Dr. Bhyrappa got the award only for his writing and rich knowledge and not because of the Prime Minister. Addressing a press meet here on Saturday,…
Vishwanath lashes out at HDK for Bombay remarks
January 6, 2023Mysuru: Lashing out at former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) for his remarks that alleged pimp K.S. Manjunath alias Santro Ravi, who has been accused in a sexual assault case, had sent girls to Bombay to accompany the 17 rebel Legislators who had camped there after defection from the Congress and JD(S) in 2019, BJP…
Sreenivasa Prasad is king of defection: Vishwanath
December 17, 2022It’s BJP Vs BJP in Mysuru as MP, MLC squabble in full public view In November 2019, Adagooru H. Vishwanath filed nomination for the Hunsur by-elections as a BJP candidate after quitting the State JD(S) Chief’s post. He was earlier in Congress and after he joined BJP, he had friends including Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa…
Hunsur by-poll: Vishwanath spent just Rs. 5 crore
December 17, 2022‘Out of Rs. 15 crore BJP had given him to contest election, he pocketed Rs. 10 crore’ Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to MLC A.H. Vishwanath calling him ‘king of political nomads,’ MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad said he was the ‘king of self-respect’. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel on Friday, Prasad said that he had…
Nominated as MUDA member
December 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as disgruntled BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath has been meeting top Congress leaders one after the other in the past several days, the Government in a surprising move has nominated Vishwanath as a member of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The Under-Secretary of Urban Development Department Satish Kabadi, in an order issued on Dec.8,…
After PM unveils Kempegowda Statue: Political slugfest erupts over inviting Vokkaliga leaders
November 12, 2022Mysuru/Bengaluru: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 108-feet tall statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Bengaluru yesterday, the Opposition, particularly JD(S) and current BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath accused the State Government of turning the unveiling of a statue of the 16th-century founder of Bengaluru, Kempegowda, into a party event. In a series of messages on…
MLC Vishwanath demands probe into cash gift to scribes
October 31, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Referring to reports that the Chief Minister’s Office had sent cash ranging from Rs.2.5 lakh to 5 lakh to selected scribes in the name of Deepavali gift, MLC A.H. Vishwanath has sought a probe into the entire episode. Addressing a press meet at Patrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Vishwanath said that he has been associated…
Stung by MLC Vishwanath’s comments on Dasara conduct… Chairmen of two Boards defend District Minister
October 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Even as BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath has criticised the conduct of this Dasara without taking local leaders including those from the BJP into confidence, staunch party workers named by the State Government for different Boards and Corporations have claimed that Dasara has created history this time around. They heaped praises on Mysuru District Minister…
Dasara could have been organised in a better manner: Vishwanath
October 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Acknowledging that this year’s Dasara was a grand one, coming after 2 years of COVID pandemic, BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that, however, the Dasara could have been better organised and handled, considering the huge inflow of visitors. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here on Saturday, the MLC stressed on the…
Green and white revolutions were driven by Science: MLC A.H. Vishwanath
September 13, 2022State-level Dr. H. Narasimhaiah Award conferred Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Green (agriculture) and White (Milk) revolutions in the country were driven by Science, BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath said that the agriculture revolution has made our country self-sufficient in food, catering to the food needs of over 130 crore population of the country. He was speaking at…
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