Big 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…
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…
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,…
State Executive Meet of Congress Seva Dal begins
July 7, 2019Mysuru: The day-long State Executive Committee meeting of Congress Seva Dal began at the Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here this morning. Addressing the Seva Dal office-bearers on the occasion, State Congress Seva Dal President S. Pyaari Jaan said that following directions from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Seva Dal has launched a…
BJP membership drive launched in Mysuru
July 2, 2019Internal dissensions may lead to collapse of Coalition Government: Ex-Dy.CM Mysuru: Asserting that the BJP would not make any attempt to topple the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government, Senior BJP leader and former Deputy CM R. Ashoka has said that the BJP is ready to form the Government in case the Coalition Government collapses on its own….
Women Congress launches post card campaign for ballot paper polls
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Members of the KPCC women’s wing launched a post card campaign seeking to return to ballot papers, in front of the MCC office here yesterday. Addressing the women Congress workers, former MLA M.K. Somashekar alleged that EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) were hacked during the 2018 Assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. Maintaining…
Miffed Baig blames Siddu for his suspension from Party
June 19, 2019Bengaluru: A day after the Congress High Command suspended him from the Party, Shivajinagar MLA and former Minister R. Roshan Baig has defended his criticism of the State Party leaders. The KPCC had suspended Baig for anti-party activities on Tuesday night with immediate effect. Baig had lashed out at State Congress leaders including KPCC President…
Siddu refutes Baig’s charges Greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday
June 19, 2019New Delhi: Even as Shivajinagar MLA Roshan Baig from Karnataka lashed out at Siddharamaiah for his (Baig) suspension from the Congress at a press meet in Bengaluru this morning, CLP leader Siddharamaiah refuted the allegations saying there was no truth in his claims. Speaking to press persons at Karnataka Bhavan here this noon, Siddharamaiah maintained…
DKS calls on AICC Chief
June 19, 2019Karnataka Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS)greeting AICC President Rahul Gandhi on the latter’s 49th birthday in New Delhi this morning. He was accompanied by his MP-brother D.K. Suresh [Pic. by M.M. Joshi]
Musings on 17th Parliament: Opposition left licking the wounds
June 18, 2019Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sage advice to all new MPs while addressing the Press yesterday: “With the new MPs comes new hopes, new aspirations and new determination to serve. When we come to the Parliament we should forget Paksha (Ruling Party) and Vipaksha (Opposition Party). We should think about Nishpaksh spirit (objective neutrality).” The first…
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