Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, who arrived in Mysuru this morning, said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may not be there for the grand Dasara inauguration this time. Commenting on reports that there may be changes in the Congress party in September, Ashok asserted that the State will have a new Congress…
Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede Incident: BJP holds massive protest
June 18, 2025Demands resignation of CM, Dy.CM and Home Minister on moral responsibility Bengaluru: Mounting pressure on the Karnataka Government over the stampede at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebration event in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives on June 4, the BJP on Tuesday staged a massive protest demanding the resignation of Chief Minister…
Waqf Board claim on Temple, Govt. School: Oppn. Leader R. Ashok leads protest in Srirangapatna
November 8, 2024Srirangapatna/ Mandya: Following the move to claim Chikkamma Chikkadevi Temple in Mahadevapura village and Government School at Chandagalu village in Srirangapatna taluk as the assets of Karnataka State Waqf Board, Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok led the protest of BJP workers on Thursday. Ashok paid his obeisance to the Goddess Chikkamma Chikkadevi, before…
Oppn. leader Ashok alleges Rs. 900 cr. ‘hafta’ collection in Excise Department
November 7, 2024Bengaluru: Opposition Leader in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok has alleged that, large scale irregularities amounting up to Rs. 900 crore is suspected to have occurred in the Excise Department, that demands the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur and the intervention of Enforcement Directorate (ED). Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Ashok said, earlier rowdies…
Decision to revoke Hubballi riot cases: BJP complains to Governor against State Govt.
October 15, 2024Bengaluru: A delegation of BJP leaders led by Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok and Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has complained against the State Government to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday, over the decision to withdraw criminal cases registered in relation to Hubballi riot that occurred in 2022. Speaking…
BJP ups ante, wants CM Siddaramaiah to resign
September 26, 2024Opposition leaders try to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha; taken to preventive Police custody Bengaluru: BJP leaders led by Opposition Leader in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok and Opposition Leader in Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha premises demanding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation, here this…
BJP delegation takes stock of situation
September 13, 2024Nagamangala: A delegation of BJP leaders including State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly R. Ashok, visited the violence-hit Nagamangala town yesterday and took stock of the situation. Ashok said, the severity of the incident exceeds even the terrorist act and the miscreants have taken law into their hands. There…
R. Ashok chosen as Opposition Leader
November 18, 2023Bengaluru: Six months after the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday named senior MLA R. Ashok as the Leader of the Opposition in the Congress-ruled State. The official announcement came after the BJP Legislature Party meeting at a private hotel here last evening. The party, which chose a Veerashaiva-Lingayat leader B.Y. Vijayendra, Shikaripur…
Government mulling to provide Khathas in concession rates for specific lands
March 14, 2021Bengaluru: The State Government is mulling on providing Khathas in concession rates for Kumki, Jamma Baane and other types of lands, said Revenue Minister R. Ashok in the Legislative Council on Mar. 10. He was replying to a question raised by MLC Veena Achaiah during the question hour. In her question, Veena Achaiah had asked…
State to speed up PPE kit production: Minister
July 13, 2020Bengaluru: Revenue Minister R. Ashok, who is also Bengaluru South Zone COVID In-charge, said that the Government with an objective to speed up production of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) kits, will prioritise setting up of manufacturing units across the State. Speaking to presspersons after meeting Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in the State capital yesterday, Ashok…
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