By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Living in Karnataka is like living in a world where each day reinforces one’s conviction in the existence of God. How else will one be able to explain the fact that the people are surviving and coping with what can be described as complete absence of State-driven governance in managing the…
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All 21 Congress Ministers quit to save Govt.
July 8, 2019Big question mark on survival of Government • CM seeks postponement of Assembly Session • Minister H. Nagesh resigns; flies to Mumbai • Minister S.R. Mahesh blamed for Vishwanath’s resignation Bengaluru: In a major development in the three-day-old Karnataka political crisis, all 21 Congress Ministers, including Deputy CM Dr. G. Parameshwara have resigned to make…
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Women of Gowda family humiliated me, says K.R. Pet rebel MLA
July 8, 2019Bengaluru: K.R. Pet rebel JD(S) MLA K.C. Narayanagowda yesterday held women members of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s family responsible for his decision to resign from his Assembly membership. Stirring a hornet’s nest, Narayanagowda told media that he was forced to resign because Deve Gowda’s family constantly interfered in the administration. “I was repeatedly…
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Uproar in Parliament over Karnataka crisis
July 8, 2019BJP leader Rajnath Singh says Rahul Gandhi started the resignation drive New Delhi: The Lok Sabha this morning witnessed brief uproar over the political crisis in Karnataka. As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled for the day, the MPs of the Congress rose to protest alleged ploy by the ruling BJP to topple coalition Government…
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Maharashtra BJP workers guarding rebel MLAs?
July 8, 2019Mumbai: The movement of all the MLAs staying at the plush Sofitel Hotel in Mumbai is restricted. Wherever the MLAs move inside the hotel, they are guarded by the BJP workers, say sources from Mumbai. Apart from BJP workers, sources said even Maharashtra Police personnel, dressed in uniforms and mufti, are keeping a close watch…
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Last-ditch efforts on to save Government
July 7, 2019Congress leaders meet JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to land in Bengaluru tonight. Congress High Command seeks explanation from Siddharamaiah. Coalition might seek resignations of 10 Ministers to accommodate rebels. Bengaluru: With the sword of uncertainty or call it Damocles’ Sword hanging over the 14-month old H.D. Kumaraswamy Government following the…
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Epicentre of political quake
July 7, 2019Mysuru: With two of its MLAs — A.H. Vishwanath and K.C. Narayanagowda — tendering their resignation in Bengaluru on Saturday, the JD(S) feels the heat in Mysuru region, the party’s stronghold. While Vishwanath, who recently quit as the State JD(S) Chief, was elected from Hunsur Assembly segment in Mysuru district, Narayanagowda was elected for the…
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Maharashtra BJP Yuva Morcha President attends to Karnataka MLAs
July 7, 2019Mumbai: At least 10 MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) are lodged in Mumbai in a five-star hotel amidst tight security arrangements. They arrived in Mumbai last night and since then are staying at the Sofitel Hotel and Resorts in the upscale Bandra-Kurla Complex. According to reports, they are expected to stay in Mumbai till July…
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Siddharamaiah-Parameshwara engage in verbal duel
July 7, 2019Bengaluru: Even as the spate of resignations by party MLAs rattled the Congress on Saturday, CLP leader Siddharamaiah and Deputy CM Dr. G. Parameshwara were reportedly engaged in a verbal duel about the mess in the party. The two leaders who took part in a meeting called by Karnataka Congress in-Charge K.C. Venugopal here yesterday,…
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Coalition Government on the brink of collapse
July 6, 201915 MLAs — 10 Congress, 3 JD(S), 2 Independents — arrive at Vidhana Soudha to resign Bengaluru: Crisis in the coalition Government in Karnataka deepened a day after auspicious Ashada Shukravara as 15 MLAs walked into the Speaker’s chambers in Vidhana Soudha this noon to tender their resignations, pushing the 14-month-old Government into a brink…
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