Bengaluru: Amidst the explosive honey-trap allegations made by Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna, which have exposed cracks within the Congress, All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday, reportedly to discuss the fallout of the charges. Though officially termed a “courtesy visit,” Kharge and Siddaramaiah held a closed-door meeting for…
New Delhi: Rattled by humiliating defeats in recent elections to three State Assemblies (Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi), the AICC late last week effected changes to its organisational structure. As per the changes effected by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka MLC B.K. Hariprasad has been appointed as the General Secretary In-charge of Haryana, while Rajyasabha MP…
Prayagraj: All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that “half-baked arrangements, VIP movements, self promotion and mismanagement” were responsible for the stampede on the Sangam Bank at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Taking to his social media handle, Kharge said, “Despite spending thousands of crores of rupees, such arrangements are condemnable. There are…
Mysuru: In his reaction to Mallikarjun Kharge’s recent statement during which the Congress President had taken a dig at Home Minister Amit Shah stating that Shah’s “dip in Ganga won’t remove poverty,” BJP MLC C.T. Ravi said that such statements were unwelcoming and added that it was a matter of religious beliefs. The MLC was…
According to a report in The Hindu, the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the Election Commission of India (ECI), though a quasi-judicial body, is not behaving independently. The provocation was the amendment of Rule 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 by the Union Law Ministry. This amendment has restricted the type…
Bengaluru: BJP Rajya Sabha member Lehar Singh Siroya yesterday alleged that State Congress Government gave 19 acres of land in Kalaburagi district for free to International Institute of Pali, Sanskrit and Comparative Philosophy, run by the Siddartha Vihara Trust managed by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s family. In an open letter, Siroya said “In March 2014,…
Bengaluru: Even as the row rages over KIADB’s allotment of a plot to the Trust run by the family of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has sought an explanation from the Chief Secretary over allegations surrounding the allotment of the Civic Amenities (CA) plot to Congress President’s Family Trust. The Governor has asked…
Mysuru: Rubbishing Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy’s charges that a Trust run by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s family had illegally got a CA site from KIADB, as baseless and politically motivated, District Congress President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar said that the site allotment was purely legal. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan…
Bengaluru: Minister for Commerce and Industries and Infrastructure M.B. Patil lambasted Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy for crying hoarse for allotting five-acre Civic Amenities (CA) site to Siddhartha Vihara Trust of Rahul Kharge, son of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, at Aerospace Park in city. Addressing media persons, Patil turned the tables on…
Bengaluru: Opposition Leader in Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanswamy on Wednesday demanded that the Government withdraw the notification allotting a five-acre Civic Amenities (CA) site to the trust headed by the family of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Narayanaswamy said that these sites be allotted through e-auction method. Maintaining that the…
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