Congress rallies against Centre's injustice against Karnataka, to counter BJP-JDS padayatra
5 months, 1 week ago

Congress rallies against Centre's injustice against Karnataka, to counter BJP-JDS padayatra

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: To counter the BJP-JDS padayatra against the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, the Ruling Congress is holding a series of public meetings against what they called injustice done by the Union Government to the state. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said the Congress will hold a series of such public meetings that will be attended by the party leaders including ministers and legislators. Shivakumar, who is also state Congress president, said the BJP leaders must answer their questions about misuse of Central agencies, irregularities committed during their governments and other issues. He said they will not stop the BJP-JDS padayatra, but it will not be allowed inside Bengaluru City as it will cause inconvenience to people.

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BJP to hold protest on December 27 against Congress convention in Belagavi
2 weeks, 2 days ago

BJP to hold protest on December 27 against Congress convention in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party President BY Vijayendra in a press conference held on Thursday stated that the party would be holding a protest on December 26 to oppose the Congress convention taking place in Belagavi. BJP would be holding a protest on December 26 to oppose the Congress convention taking place in Belagavi. Addressing the media, the President said "The …

Naveen Patnaik asks BJD leaders to fight against Polavaram project
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Naveen Patnaik asks BJD leaders to fight against Polavaram project

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged party members to continue their fight to protect the interest of tribal communities who are likely to be affected by the Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh government. Patnaik’s call for sustained agitation came after a delegation of party leaders led by Debi Prasad Mishra met him at his residence to brief him …

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress
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1 month ago

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The 10-day winter session of the state legislature that commences in Belagavi on Monday is likely to put a lid on factionalism and power politics within the Ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP for the time being. In the BJP camp, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka is likely to take along all the legislators …

Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahinda Groups to Stage Protest Against Siddaramaiah's Rule in Delhi

The Hindu  

Leaders of various groups representing Ahinda, an acronym for Minorities, Backward Classes and Dalits and other exploited communities will be holding a protest against the BJP-JD(S) combine’s “conspiracy” to unseat backward class leader Siddaramaiah from the post of Chief Minister in New Delhi on November 7.

MUDA Scam: BJP to hold protest on August 19 demanding CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

MUDA Scam: BJP to hold protest on August 19 demanding CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation

The Hindu  

Heightening its attack, the Opposition BJP is set to stage a dharna in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises on Monday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the wake of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot providing sanction for investigation into the alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites to his wife by the Mysuru Urban …

Congress to Stage Statewide Protest Against Governor’s Sanction for Prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress to Stage Statewide Protest Against Governor’s Sanction for Prosecution of CM Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Congress party will stage a protest across Karnataka on Monday at 11 am against the Governor's grant of prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in plot allotment in Mysore Urban Development Authority. “The party is ready to wage a legal battle against the prosecution sanction but it is necessary to stage protest against the misuse of …

Opposition demands Karnataka CM’s resignation, claim vindication of stand on MUDA ‘scam’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opposition demands Karnataka CM’s resignation, claim vindication of stand on MUDA ‘scam’

The Hindu  

The Karnataka Governor’s decision to accord sanction for prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam, has come as a shot in the arm for the Opposition, which has forced the Congress-led State government on the back foot with its attack on the alleged scam. This, a senior BJP leader said, would “weaken the moral …

Slugfest between Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar dominates discourse of padayatra, shifting focus away from Siddaramaiah
5 months ago

Slugfest between Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar dominates discourse of padayatra, shifting focus away from Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

A slugfest between two prominent Vokkaliga leaders — Union Minister H.D. Ever since the ‘Mysuru chalo’ padayatra was flagged off from Kengeri on August 3, demanding the resignation of Mr. Siddaramaiah over charges of irregularities against him on the issue of site allotment by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority as well as the scam in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes …

BJP-JDS trying to topple Congress government in Karnataka, they’re greedy for power: DK Shivakumar
5 months ago

BJP-JDS trying to topple Congress government in Karnataka, they’re greedy for power: DK Shivakumar

New Indian Express  

MYSURU: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, who is also the president of the state Congress, has hit out at the BJP and JDS, saying that the two parties were trying to topple the Karnataka government for “greed for power”. Shivakumar claimed that the padayatra was not aimed at addressing issues against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah or himself but was an attempt …

Ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine flex political muscles in Vokkaliga heartland
5 months ago

Ruling Congress and Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine flex political muscles in Vokkaliga heartland

The Hindu  

The Opposition BJP-JD combine and the ruling Congress flexed their political muscles in the Vokkaliga heartland of Mandya district on Tuesday with the former’s padayatra reaching Maddur on the fourth day of its Bengaluru to Mysuru march and the latter holding a large Janandolana rally in Mandya town. While the Opposition is making efforts to draw public attention to the …

Padayatra: BJP-JD(S) leaders declare they will continue protest till Chief Minister Siddaramaiah quits
5 months ago

Padayatra: BJP-JD(S) leaders declare they will continue protest till Chief Minister Siddaramaiah quits

The Hindu  

The padayatra of the Opposition BJP-JD gained political steam as it entered Ramanagara town on its second day on Sunday with leaders unleashing a virulent attack at the Congress government. The parties aim to create awareness on alleged irregularities in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. and MUDA and diversion of funds meant for SC/ST welfare, Upping the …

March not against individual, it targets Karnataka government's corrupt system: BJP
5 months, 1 week ago

March not against individual, it targets Karnataka government's corrupt system: BJP

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The BJP and JDS are all set to embark on an eight-day padayatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru from Saturday, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his alleged role in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority scam. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra said that the padayatra is not to target any one individual, …

BJP Confirms JDS Participation in Saturday’s Padayatra
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP Confirms JDS Participation in Saturday’s Padayatra

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: State president of Bharatiya Janata Party B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday stated its alliance partner Janata Dal Secular will be part of the weeklong padayatra from Bengaluru city to Mysuru city starting on Saturday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over alleged irregularities in plot distribution in Mysore Urban Development Authority and fraudulent bank transactions in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki …

JDS asks BJP to defer padayatra, says difficult to attend in rain
5 months, 1 week ago

JDS asks BJP to defer padayatra, says difficult to attend in rain

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The JDS has suggested to its coalition partner BJP to temporarily defer the seven-day Bengaluru-Mysuru padayatra against the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, scheduled to commence on August 3. Speaking to the media after the JDS Core Committee meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday, party leaders GT Devegowda and Nikhil Kumaraswamy said it is raining heavily resulting …

Karnataka: Shivakumar Warns BJP Over Planned Padayatra
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: Shivakumar Warns BJP Over Planned Padayatra

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday observed it will be ‘suicidal’ for the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a 140-km padayatra from Bengaluru city to Mysuru city demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over scams in alleged fraud in Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation and irregularities in distribution of plots by Mysore Urban Development Authority. Continuing, …

Karnataka BJP leaders stage protest against MUDA 'scam', detained
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP leaders stage protest against MUDA 'scam', detained

Hindustan Times  

BJP on Friday staged a protest in Mysuru against alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority, which involves plots given to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi. BJP leaders being detained during a protest against alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority, which involves plots given to Karnataka Chief …

BJP leaders heading to Mysuru for protest alleged MUDA scam stopped in Bengaluru
5 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP leaders heading to Mysuru for protest alleged MUDA scam stopped in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

A large posse of BJP workers, led by State president B. Y. Vijayendra, heading to Mysuru in a convoy of vehicles to lay siege to the Mysore Urban Development Authority office, were stopped at Kaniminike, Kumbalagodu by the Bengaluru police. Mr. Vijayendra and other BJP workers blocked the road at Kaniminike in protest against being prevented by the government of …

JP Nadda urges BJP workers to highlight Congress-led UPA’s corruption in election rally
10 months, 2 weeks ago

JP Nadda urges BJP workers to highlight Congress-led UPA’s corruption in election rally

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president, JP Nadda, currently on a two-day Mumbai tour to review the Lok Sabha election preparations, called upon party workers to emphasise the corruption of the Congress-led UPA government, especially to first-time voters. JP Nadda urges BJP workers to highlight Congress-led UPA’s corruption in election rally Nadda addressed a rally of booth-level party workers in …

‘Will hit the streets of Karnataka if Centre does not address our concerns’: Deputy CM Shivakumar
11 months ago

‘Will hit the streets of Karnataka if Centre does not address our concerns’: Deputy CM Shivakumar

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Congress government's protest in Delhi alleging "injustice" to the State by the Centre in tax devolution and grants-in-aid, was not a show of strength, but the voice of the people of the State, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Wednesday. 7 crore people, they are giving tax every day, we are getting only 13 per cent, we …

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru
11 months ago

BJP leaders stage protest against ‘failures’ of Siddaramaiah government in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday staged a demonstration near the Karnataka assembly against the alleged failures of the Congress government, on a day the ruling party, led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, staged a dharna in the national capital to protest the Centre’s “injustice” meted out to the state in devolution of taxes. The BJP’s protest, led by state unit …

Karnataka BJP protests in Bengaluru countering Cong's New Delhi protest
11 months ago

Karnataka BJP protests in Bengaluru countering Cong's New Delhi protest

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party staged a counter-protest in Bengaluru on Wednesday, the same day the Congress leaders from the state are protesting against the Union government at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Karnataka BJP protests in Bengaluru countering Cong's New Delhi protest BJP state chief BY Vijayendra led the protest, and all the leaders, including former CM Basavaraj …

135 Karnataka MLAs, Congress leaders to stage protest against Centre in Delhi
11 months ago

135 Karnataka MLAs, Congress leaders to stage protest against Centre in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday announced that MLAs and MPs from the state will stage a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday against the central government’s tax devolution policies, according to an official letter. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah with state deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, state home minister G Parameshwara, Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala and others during the party …

Karnataka Congress unit holds massive protest against Assam CM in Bengaluru after FIR on Rahul Gandhi
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress unit holds massive protest against Assam CM in Bengaluru after FIR on Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Congress held a massive rally in Bengaluru after Rahul Gandhi and Congressworkers were stopped from entering Guwahati city in Assam during the Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Karnataka Congress unit holds massive protest against Assam CM in Bengaluru Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also slammed Assam CM and said he is only trying to impress the BJP high command. …

Congress holds strategy meet to corner BJP in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress holds strategy meet to corner BJP in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

India Today  

With less than six months left for the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, the Opposition Congress on Monday held a strategy meeting here where it drew up a plan to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party government and make corruption a key election plank. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath and party in-charge of Madhya …

Maharashtra events have strengthened our resolve to fight the BJP, says Opposition; next meet to be held on July 17 and 18
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra events have strengthened our resolve to fight the BJP, says Opposition; next meet to be held on July 17 and 18

The Hindu  

A day after the vertical split in the Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra, the Congress on Monday announced that the next Opposition meet would take place in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. A perception has gained ground that the Janata Dal could also meet a similar fate as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held one-on-one meetings with JD MPs …

Karnataka: Yediyurappa to lead BJP agitation against Congress from July 4
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Yediyurappa to lead BJP agitation against Congress from July 4

Hindustan Times  

Announcing that BJP will hold protests both inside and outside the Assembly during legislature session, demanding the Congress government in the state to implement its poll guarantees, veteran party leader B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will lead agitations in front of Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, from July 4. Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka chief minister …

All eyes on Congress’s Karnataka decision as Opposition leaders gear up for strategy meet
1 year, 7 months ago

All eyes on Congress’s Karnataka decision as Opposition leaders gear up for strategy meet

The Hindu  

The long-awaited Opposition meeting hinges on the Congress putting its house in order in Karnataka and having a Chief Minister in place. Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar is already building the ground to hold the meeting in Patna, proposing it as a neutral venue, especially for the regional parties, as opposed to Delhi, which was the …

Karnataka elections: Sonia enters campaign arena, accuses BJP of spreading hate
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections: Sonia enters campaign arena, accuses BJP of spreading hate

Hindustan Times  

With just days to go for the crucial assembly elections in Karnataka, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday held her first rally in three years as she attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for spreading “hatred”, saying the incumbent government was not capable of bringing development to the southern state. Days after BJP leaders including party president JP Nadda said …

Congress to protest in AP over Rahul dismissal today
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress to protest in AP over Rahul dismissal today

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudra Raju said all is set for organising the “Jai Bharath Satyagraha” at the Gymkhana Grounds in Vijayawada on Monday. AICC secretary Ranjitha Ranjan and AP affairs in-charge Meiyappan will be among those attending the satyagraha and public meeting being organised to protest against the cancellation of Rahul Gandhi’s membership of Lok Sabha …

Karnataka polls crucial for Congress to dent BJP’s prospects in 2024
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka polls crucial for Congress to dent BJP’s prospects in 2024

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka assembly election has never been so important for the Congress party. While the tussle between former chief minister Siddaramaiah and state unit president DK Shivakumar is well known, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has announced that the party will not project any chief ministerial face. While the tussle between Siddaramaiah and state unit president DK Shivakumar is well known, …

‘Congress means corruption and commission’: JP Nadda in poll bound Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Congress means corruption and commission’: JP Nadda in poll bound Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The national president of Bharatiya Janata Party, JP Nadda held a massive road show as part of ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Yatre’ at Karnataka’s Tumakuru district. The state president of BJP, Nalin Kumar Kateel and former CM Yediyurappa were During his speech, JP Nadda took a swipe at the Congress and Rahul Gandhi. With all your votes, you people must answer him …

INTERVIEW | Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘India is looking for change in 2024. Only Congress can lead that change’
2 years ago

INTERVIEW | Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘India is looking for change in 2024. Only Congress can lead that change’

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 05, 2023 15:51 IST Eighty-year-old Mallikarjun Kharge is a man who has come up the ranks. An ordinary mill worker’s son becoming an MLA, a Minister, an MP, a Union Minister, Leader of Opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and, finally, the Congress president, is also the story of India I think, where …

Congress alleges corruption in Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board
2 years, 4 months ago

Congress alleges corruption in Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board

The Hindu  

Coming down on the ruling BJP government, Congress leaders Allamaprabhu Patil and Sharan Kumar Modi alleged that BJP leaders, hand in glove with contractors, were misappropriating public funds released to Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board. Addressing a public meeting at Hirapur in Kalaburagi South Assembly constituency, the Congress leaders said that the State government was neglecting the backward region and …

How Congress Padayatra Is Allowed Amid COVID? Karnataka High Court Asks State
2 years, 11 months ago

How Congress Padayatra Is Allowed Amid COVID? Karnataka High Court Asks State

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee to inform by day after tomorrow as to whether it has taken any due permission to hold the 10 days Padayatra demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Suraj Govindaraj, while hearing a petition …

Karnataka govt contemplates stopping Congress-led padayatra before they enter Bengaluru
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka govt contemplates stopping Congress-led padayatra before they enter Bengaluru

India Today  

The Karnataka government is contemplating stopping the Congress-led Mekedatu Padayatra before it enters Bengaluru city limits. HOME MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN Not heeding to postpone the Padayatra programme, the Congress leaders are precipitating the Covid crisis in the state, said Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday, January 12. Strongly criticising the Congress leaders’ adamant attitude towards continuing their program, he …

Congress set to begin padayatra despite restrictions by BJP govt in Karnataka
3 years ago

Congress set to begin padayatra despite restrictions by BJP govt in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

BENGALURU: Hundreds and thousands of people poured into Sangama, in Kanakpura taluk, to take part in the 10-day 100-km padayatra led by the Congress party in Karnataka. DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Congress president, is also hoping to find his footing and get some traction in his favour within a visibly divided outfit torn between him and former chief minister Siddaramaiah. Leaders …

Bangalore News Highlights January 9: K'taka govt serves notice to Congress for taking out Medekatu Padayatra; city sees 9,020 Covid cases
3 years ago

Bangalore News Highlights January 9: K'taka govt serves notice to Congress for taking out Medekatu Padayatra; city sees 9,020 Covid cases

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that action will be taken as per laws as Congress started the 'Mekedatu Padayatra' despite weekend curfew in the state. "I have called a meeting of important leaders of our party and senior Ministers, where we will discuss several issues including Bengaluru development, Mekedatu project and the padayatra," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters here, …

BJP MLAs from Lingayat community discuss representation in Karnataka govt amid rumours of discord within party over cabinet expansion
4 years, 10 months ago

BJP MLAs from Lingayat community discuss representation in Karnataka govt amid rumours of discord within party over cabinet expansion

Firstpost  

Bengaluru: Amid speculations of factionalism in ruling BJP after recent meeting of senior MLAs ‘upset’ over not being inducted into the BS Yediyurappa ministry, more such activities surfaced with another group discussing cabinet representation and a couple of legislators reportedly getting in touch with JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy. PTI Also, BJP legislators belonging to Panchamasali caste, a sect within the …

Protests can lead to an anti-BJP front, says Pawar
5 years ago

Protests can lead to an anti-BJP front, says Pawar

The Hindu  

The protest by political parties, coupled with demonstrations against the Citizenship Act by citizens and students across the country has the potential for a national front against the BJP, said Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar in Nagpur on Wednesday. Asked whether he has held talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, or others, Mr. Pawar said no such …

Am here to help JD(S) fight both Congress and BJP: Deve Gowda
5 years, 5 months ago

Am here to help JD(S) fight both Congress and BJP: Deve Gowda

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: After simmering for over a year, the problems for the Congress-Janata Dal or JD coalition boiled over in July, with mass resignations leading to the collapse of the 14-month-old H.D. The vision that Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony, in May last year, would herald a vigorous opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi lies in tatters, much like the fate of the …

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