Bengaluru: The five-day padayatra demanding immediate implementation of the contentious Mekedatu project culminated here last night with a massive rally and a meeting at the National College Grounds. The Congress had launched the 165-km ‘Namma Neeru Namma Hakku’ (our water, our right) padayatra on Jan. 9 and it was originally scheduled to end on Jan….
High Court raps Congress
March 4, 2022‘Directs State Govt. not to permit any protest or rally on public road except at Freedom Park’ Bengaluru:The Karnataka High Court yesterday objected to the padayatra and directed the Congress to refrain from staging any protests in Bengaluru in the future. This order was issued by a Division Bench led by Chief Justice Ritu Raj…
Congress resumes Mekedatu padayatra
February 27, 2022Bengaluru: The Opposition Congress resumed its truncated 170-kilometre padayatra this morning to put pressure on the Karnataka Government to implement the Mekedatu balancing reservoir project to cater to the drinking water requirements of Bengaluru and surrounding areas. The Namma Neeru Namma Hakku padayatra, which began at Kanakapura Circle in Ramanagara town at around 9.30 am…
BJP to stage Statewide protest against Congress on Feb. 27 and 28
February 26, 2022Bengaluru: Accusing the Congress Party of wasting the Legislature Session and playing petty politics over non-issues, the ruling BJP will stage a Statewide protest against the Opposition Party on Feb. 27 and 28. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, State BJP General Secretary N. Ravikumar said that the BJP will stage a…
Vidyarthi Ekta Manvantara: State Executive Meeting of NSUI held in city
February 24, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government at the Centre of failing to address unemployment issues, KPCC Working President and former Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan alleged that the Union Government was creating more unemployment by privatising public sectors. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Vidyarthi Ekta Manvantara’ State Executive Meeting of National Students Union of India…
Legislature Session adjourned to Mar. 4
February 23, 2022Bengaluru: Amidst the row over RDPR Minister K.S. Eswharappa’s controversial remarks against which the Opposition Congress staged day and night dharna inside the Assembly for five days demanding the Minister’s sacking, the Legislature Session on Tuesday was adjourned three days before the scheduled date (Feb.25). Following the adjournment, both the Houses would meet again for…
Congress stages protest seeking sacking of Minister Eshwarappa
February 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa’s remarks that saffron flag would be hoisted atop the Red Fort in New Delhi, the City and District Congress staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square in the city this morning seeking immediate sacking of the Minister. Terming Eshwarappa’s remarks as highly unconstitutional in nature, the protesters, who held…
Congress dharna continues
February 18, 2022Bengaluru: The indefinite day and night stir launched by the Congress in the Assembly Council Hall here demanding sacking of RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa for his reported remarks that the saffron flag would be hoisted atop New Delhi’s Red Fort, entered the third day today, with the Opposition party severely targeting Eshwarappa for his alleged…
Congress launches digital membership drive
February 14, 2022Nanjangud: As part of the party’s plans for expanding its support base, the Congress on Saturday launched digital membership drive at Nandi Conventional Hall in Nanjangud town on Saturday. Speaking after launching the drive, KPCC Working President and former MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that the Government has no guts to conduct ZP and TP polls…
BJP’s public squabbling due to commission interest: Congress
February 1, 2022Hidden agenda is to privatise cooking gas distribution; prices to be burdensome Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘direct to home’ piped gas project is not an ambitious and people-friendly project launched by the Centre. Rather it is a project that comes with a handsome commission for which the BJP elected representatives are squabbling in public, alleged Karnataka Pradesh…
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