Mysore/Mysuru: Contending that he felt deeply pained by the troubles that Siddharamaiah, as the then Chief Minister, gave him in the run up to the by-polls from Nanjangud Assembly segment in 2017, Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad lashed out at Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah for his remarks in the ongoing campaign for Sindagi and Hangal…
‘It was H.D. Deve Gowda who instilled confidence in depressed Siddharamaiah’
October 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it was former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda who instilled confidence in Siddharamaiah, when he was in political distress, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) rubbished opposition leader Siddharamaiah’s claims that he (Siddu) was instrumental in the growth of JD(S). Kumaraswamy was speaking at a media interaction organised at Mysuru District Journalists…
Prof. G.K. Govindarao’s campaign helped Siddharamaiah win 2006 by-poll: Writer
October 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Prof. G.K. Govindarao’s campaign helped Siddharamaiah win the bitterly contested Chamundeshwari by-polls in 2006, writer and critic Prof. Nataraj Huliyar said that, however, Prof. Govindarao kept a distance from Siddharamaiah after that. He was speaking at the ‘Nudi Namana’ event organised by Janamana theatre group in commemoration of Prof. G.K. Govindarao, who…
Folk scholar Prof. Lakkappa Gowda was an Ajaatashatru, says Siddu at ‘Nudi Namana’
October 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Contending that freedom of expression is under severe threat during the current BJP Government rule, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah charged the Centre of booking dissenting writers and other personalities under Sedition Laws. He was speaking at Folk Scholar Prof. H.J. Lakkappa Gowda ‘Nudi Namana’ programme organised under the joint aegis of…
BJP is against reservation, alleges Siddharamaiah
October 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that BJP is against reservation for backward classes and other oppressed sections and is also opposed to decentralisation of power, opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah contended that it was Rajiv Gandhi who empowered democracy by giving more authority to local bodies. He was speaking at the programme organised by Kaginele Kanaka…
Torchlight march in protest against Priyanka Gandhi’s arrest in UP
October 5, 2021Bengaluru: Thousands of Youth Congress members led by KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar and Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah held a torchlight march in Bengaluru yesterday protesting against AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s arrest by Uttar Pradesh Police. The protest began from the KPCC Central Office on Queen’s Road and culminated near Raj Bhavan. The torchlight march passed…
Protest against rising prices: Congress leaders arrive at Vidhana Soudha in tongas
September 24, 2021Bengaluru: Stepping up their protest against the rising prices of fuel and essential commodities, Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddharamaiah and the party’s State President D.K. Shivakumar, arrived at the Vidhana Soudha in a tonga today. Siddharamaiah accused the BJP-led Union Government of “failing” to tackle the rising prices of…
Assembly Session begins amidst bullock-cart protest by Congress
September 13, 2021Bengaluru: The 10-day Session of the State Legislature, the first Session for Basavaraj Bommai as the Chief Minister, began on a unique note in the State capital this morning, with Opposition Congress members coming to Vidhana Soudha in bullock carts as a mark of protest against rising fuel prices and increasing prices of other essential…
Demolition of illegal religious structures: Controversy erupts as leaders raise voice
September 12, 2021Siddharamaiah, Pratap Simha, G.T. Devegowda speak against move Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) move to demolish over 93 identified illegal religious structures at public places including roads, junctions and parks has snowballed into a major controversy with leaders from all political parties taking objection to the move. In August,…
‘Caste census every 10 years can help in providing reservation to deserving population’
September 1, 2021Bengaluru: Batting for carrying out a caste census every ten years, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah observed that this move can help in providing reservation to all the genuinely deserving sections of the society. Speaking to press persons after undergoing a naturopathy treatment in the State Capital yesterday, Siddharamaiah contended that the Government’s…
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