Yediyurappa should have insisted on my LS ticket, just as he did for his candidates Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has said that he will enter the Karnataka Legislative Assembly soon. Making his intention clear in an interview to a Kannada news channel, he announced his plan to formally join the Assembly in coming…
Will Prathap Simha contest Channapatna bypoll?
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Rumours are rife within the BJP that former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha might be the chosen candidate for the upcoming Channapatna Assembly bypoll, representing BJP-JD(S) alliance. Insiders reveal that Simha was seen actively campaigning for H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Mandya BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate, further fuelling speculation about his potential candidacy in Channapatna. The State BJP…
Prathap Simha slams Dynastic Politics in Karnataka
July 30, 2024Foresees Karnataka’s political control by a handful of caste-based families Auditorium in Bengaluru last Saturday organised by Sri Vagdevi Vidyavardhaka Trust, Vishwavani Books and Parishrama NEET Academy. Bengaluru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha raised a pressing but a very pertinent question about today’s politics: “If political leaders worry only about their own children, who will…
Adivasis have more knowledge about forests than babus: Ex-MP Prathap Simha
July 30, 2024TIME, a short film on tigers screened at RamaGovinda Rangamandira in city Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has said, the adivasis (tribals) share an inimitable bond with the wild since their birth. He was speaking after inaugurating the screening of TIME – a short film, followed by an interaction programme, organised on account of…
Set an example, return sites to MUDA: Ex-MP Prathap Simha’s advise to CM
July 24, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, has advised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to set a rare precedent by returning 14 sites allotted to his wife Parvathi to Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). Simha told media persons outside City BJP Office in Chamarajapuram this morning, “Siddaramaiah is a mass leader, but won’t call him corrupt. When compared…
Everyone involved in MUDA scam will be safe, says Prathap Simha
July 23, 2024CM Siddaramaiah should have surrendered 14 sites before ordering a probe; instead, he is demanding Rs. 62 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has stated that the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) irregularities have a history spanning nearly five years, including during the term of the BJP Government and expressed scepticism about the ongoing…
Introduce Mysuru-Mumbai daily express train: Ex-MP
July 1, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has urged the Ministry of Railways to introduce a new daily express train from Mysuru to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai (CSTM), addressing the long-standing demand for daily direct train connectivity between Mysuru and Mumbai. In a meeting with the Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna,…
Seven lakh tonne solid waste at Sewage Farm: Finally, clearance drive from June 9
May 23, 2024Tender for Rs. 59 crore project awarded to Andhra Pradesh firm Mysore/Mysuru: An estimated seven lakh tonnes of legacy waste, left undisposed at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram for the past 20 years, will finally be cleared starting June 9. The accumulated waste has been causing significant distress to residents grappling with the foul smell emanating…
AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge pays last respects to Prasad
April 30, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha and Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency BJP-JD(S) coalition candidate Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, were among scores of political leaders who paid their last respects to deceased Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad whose mortal remains were kept at NTM Government School premises in…
Prathap Simha’s comment on KSOU ‘Vokkaliga Certificate’ angers academicians
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Incumbent Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha’s re-mark directed at Congress candidate M. Lakshmana, questioning and likening his ‘Vokkaliga caste certificate’ to those issued by KSOU, has drawn criticism from academicians. Speaking to the media after BJP candidate Yaduveer Wadiyar filed his nomination yesterday, Simha criticised Lakshmana’s candidacy. He highlighted Lakshmana’s habit of making uncivilised comments,…
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