Madikeri/Mysuru: Protests erupted in several parts of Mysuru, the hometown of Congress Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, where groups flayed the incident of egg-throwing at Siddharamaiah’s convoy in parts of Kodagu yesterday. Siddharamaiah faced stiff resistance from BJP workers during his visit to Kodagu to ascertain the damage in flood-affected areas. As…
Egg attack: Congress to take out Kodagu Chalo on Aug. 26
August 19, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Working President R. Dhruvanarayan has said that the Congress party will take out ‘Kodagu Chalo’ on Aug. 26 to protest the egg attack and other disturbances during the visit of former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to Kodagu yesterday. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan this morning, he said “When former CM Siddharamaiah was…
Vishwakarma is a ‘Kayaka Samaja’: Former CM
August 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Observing that Vishwakarma is a ‘Kayaka Samaja’ (working class community), Opposition Leader and former CM Siddharamaiah has called upon the community to get empowered in all respects. He was speaking after inaugurating the newly formed Sri Vishwakarma Seva Trust at a programme organised at Kalamandira recently. Noting that Vishwakarma community members are intellectually strong,…
Lakhs attend ‘Siddharamotsava’
August 3, 2022Siddu’s 75th birthday bash at Davanagere attracts bigwigs from New Delhi Fans prepare 3,000-metre-long pictorial biography in praise of the former CM Davanagere: Amidst a palpable worry within the Congress party circles about a virtual division getting created between the camps of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar and former CM Siddharamaiah, the 75th birthday bash of…
Brahmin community condemns Siddharamaiah’s statement on reservation to forward communities
July 18, 2022Babbur Kamme Sangha presents Pratibha Puraskar to meritorious Brahmin community students Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City and District Brahmins Association President D.T. Prakash said that the Brahmin community condemns the recent statement of Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who while targeting the Brahmin community, had reportedly demanded withdrawal of the 10 percent reservation for economically…
Regional newspapers have been effective: CM Bommai
July 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that regional newspapers are playing a very effective role in reporting, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that regional newspapers also have their own identity and features. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Andolana-50 Sarthaka Payana,’ the 50th anniversary of ‘Andolana’ Kannada Daily at the KSOU Convocation Hall in Muktagangothri here yesterday. Pointing out that…
High drama on city streets over development debate
June 29, 2022Congress, BJP workers carry chairs to reach venues; actual debaters missing in action Mysore/Mysuru: The purported debate between the Congress and the BJP regarding the contributions made by the respective parties for Mysuru’s development, came a cropper this morning though high drama prevailed at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and Dasappa Circles as BJP and Congress…
Siddu mimmicks Modi
June 24, 2022Taking a dig at the PM, Siddu mimmicked Modi’s style of offering ‘Namaskar’ to the crowd at public gatherings. Bending his body just like Modi does while greeting the crowds, Siddharamaiah also waved at the party workers in typical Modi style. While enacting Modi’s style of offering ‘Namaskar’, Siddu asked the Congress workers if he…
Siddu seeks votes for Congress candidate Madhu G. Madegowda
June 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: With just a few days to go for the Legislative Council Polls (June 13) from South Graduates Constituency, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah held a brisk campaign in the city on behalf of Congress candidate Madhu G. Madegowda on Monday. Siddharamaiah held poll campaign at Vidyavardhaka Engineering College in Gokulam and at…
Bommai flays Siddharamaiah on textbook row
June 7, 2022Bengaluru: Saying his Government was “ready to rectify the mistakes”, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday accused Congress leader Siddharamaiah of politicking over every issue including the disbanding of the Textbook Revision Committee. “It is not the first time the Textbook Revision Committee has been dissolved. Siddharamaiah is politicking in everything,” he told reporters here….
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