Bengaluru: 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…
Ward 36 by-poll: Congress candidate Rajini Annaiah meets GTD, Siddu
August 20, 2021Amidst the Mayoral poll political activities, Rajini Annaiah of the Congress, who has been declared the party’s candidate for the by-poll from MCC Ward 36 (Yaraganhalli and Ambedkar Colony) scheduled to take place on Sept.3, met Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda who has been elected on a JD(S) ticket, but has stayed away from party activities…
BJP General Secretary C.T. Ravi urges CM to rename Indira Canteens
August 8, 2021Bengaluru: Sparking off a row, BJP National General Secretary and former Karnataka Minister C.T. Ravi on Saturday called on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to rename Indira Canteens, a flagship initiative of the previous Congress Government named after late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The demand came a day after the Union Government on Friday renamed the…
Divisional Congress meet begins
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The visit of AICC General Secretary and Party In-Charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala in city this morning in connection with the Divisional-level Meeting as part of rejuvenation of Congress has enthused rank and file of the party. Hundreds of workers from the neighbouring Mandya, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts, besides, Mysuru district, have arrived…
MLAs will decide on ‘next CM’ post-2023 Assembly polls: Siddharamaiah
July 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Laying all speculations about next Chief Minister to rest, Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah categorically stated that this question is not before the party at present as it will be decided by legislators in Congress Legislature Party meeting after 2023 Assembly polls. “Discussing this issue has no relevance now. Besides,…
“We did ‘Chief Minister’ make up for Siddharamaiah”
June 27, 2021MLC C.M. Ibrahim explains current situation in Congress through wit, satire and sarcasm Bengaluru: Former Union Minister and Congress MLC C.M. Ibrahim, known for his political statements laced with wit, satire and sarcasm, has said it was they who brought Siddharamaiah from Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), did make up and made him Chief Minister. Comparing those…
Support swells for ‘Huliya’ Siddharamaiah to become next CM
June 26, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Even as Congress High Command has barred Karnataka Congress Legislators/ leaders from projecting anyone as the next Chief Minister, the supporters of former CM Siddharamaiah are resorting to novel ways to make their ‘Huliya’ as the next head of the State. The campaign ‘Next CM is Siddharamaiah’ was kicked off by Chamarajapet Congress MLA…















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