ECI to act against Shobha, Union minister retracts remarks linking TN with Rameshwaram Cafe blast
9 months ago

ECI to act against Shobha, Union minister retracts remarks linking TN with Rameshwaram Cafe blast

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Election Commission officials are examining a complaint by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leaders, seeking action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for alleging that a person from Tamil Nadu was responsible for the blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on March 1. The Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Chief Electoral Officer Karnataka to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK’s complaint about the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct. In its complaint to the ECI, the DMK said the minister’s statement generalised the people of Tamil Nadu as “extremists”. We are examining the complaint and will initiate action as per law and ECI directions,” Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, Manoj Kumar Meena told TNIE.

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HC gives Karandlaje 10 days to apologise for remarks on Rameshwaram cafe blast
4 months, 2 weeks ago

HC gives Karandlaje 10 days to apologise for remarks on Rameshwaram cafe blast

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Wednesday granted 10 days’ time for the counsel of Union minister Shobha Karandlaje to get instructions from her if she was willing to hold a press meet to apologise for her remarks on the Rameshwaram cafe blast. In a video that had gone viral, the Union minister of state for labour and employment, could be …

The Rameshwaram Cafe blast | On what basis did you claim that bombers were trained in Tamil Nadu? Madras High Court judge asks Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
5 months, 1 week ago

The Rameshwaram Cafe blast | On what basis did you claim that bombers were trained in Tamil Nadu? Madras High Court judge asks Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday questioned the basis on which Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje on March 19 claimed that the bombers involved in the Rameshwararm Cafe blast at Bengaluru, on March 1, had been trained in Tamil Nadu. Justice G. Jayachandran raised the query during the hearing of a petition filed by the …

ECI Assures Telangana High Court of Swift Action on BRS Complaint
7 months, 3 weeks ago

ECI Assures Telangana High Court of Swift Action on BRS Complaint

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Election Commission of India on Thursday assured the state High Court that it would expeditiously dispose of a complaint lodged by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi before it. The panel of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Anil Kumar was hearing a writ plea filed by BRS complaining that it had lodged a complaint seeking necessary directions to all …

Lok Sabha polls | Complaint against CMDA PRO will be dealt with appropriately, ECI tells Madras High Court
8 months ago

Lok Sabha polls | Complaint against CMDA PRO will be dealt with appropriately, ECI tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday, April 18, 2024, disposed of a writ petition filed against Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority public relations officer S.M. Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala and Justice J. Sathya Narayana Prasad recorded the submission of ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan that the CMDA PRO was not on election duty and therefore the complaint of him having …

Bengaluru police book Shobha Karandlaje, Tejasvi Surya for hate speech
9 months ago

Bengaluru police book Shobha Karandlaje, Tejasvi Surya for hate speech

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Following the complaint by election officials, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje has been booked for hate speech by the Cottonpet police in Bengaluru. The move comes a day after the EC directed the Karnataka chief electoral officer to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK's complaint regarding the violation by Karandlaje, who is BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from the …

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’
9 months ago

Activists complain to EC and police against BJP MPs for ‘hate speech’

The Hindu  

Alleging that BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s “inflammatory remarks” regarding a recent controversy in Nagarathpete in Bengaluru are exacerbating communal tensions during the Lok Sabha elections, two groups of activists have complained to the Election Commission demanding immediate action against him. “His statements targeting the Muslim community and attempting to create hatred between the Hindu and Muslim community on March 18 …

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje booked on charges of promoting enmity between people of T.N., Karnataka
9 months ago

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje booked on charges of promoting enmity between people of T.N., Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Madurai City Police have registered a case against Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, on charges of promoting enmity between different groups of people on the grounds of language. Ms. Karandlaje reportedly said that “people from Tamil Nadu, who come to Karnataka, get trained in Tamil Nadu and plant bombs in Karnataka.” T.N. Tamilians and Kannadigas alike will reject …

DMK complains to EC over Union minister’s ‘Tamilians behind cafe blast’ remark
9 months ago

DMK complains to EC over Union minister’s ‘Tamilians behind cafe blast’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje for her alleged hate speech, blaming the people of Tamil Nadu for the Bengaluru’s Rameshwaraman cafe blast on March 1. BJP leader and Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje “People from Tamil …

Stalin, EPS demand action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
9 months ago

Stalin, EPS demand action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister M K Stalin and the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami strongly condemned the ‘reckless statement’ of Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje linking Tamil Nadu with the Bengaluru Rameswaram Café blasts and urged the ECI to take note of the hate speech and initiate stringent action immediately.In a message on his X page, Stalin …

Lok Sabha elections: EC directs action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for 'Tamilians' remark
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: EC directs action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for 'Tamilians' remark

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Wednesday directed Karnataka CEO to take action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for her 'Tamilians' remark following a complaint filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over Karandlaje's recent controversial statement. The development comes hours after the Union Minister apologised for her remarks over the deteriorating law and order situation in Tamil Nadu after March 1 blast …

Union Minister retracts ‘Tamilians' claim on Bengaluru blast case suspect, says ‘remarks directed at…’
9 months ago

Union Minister retracts ‘Tamilians' claim on Bengaluru blast case suspect, says ‘remarks directed at…’

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, after massive backlash, retracted her previous statement claiming that the suspect in the Bengaluru cafe blast was from Tamil Nadu. Karandlaje issued an apology to the public of Tamil Nadu after they “brought pain to some.” Union minister Shobha Karandlaje Taking to X hours after her post about the Rameshwaram cafe blast, the Union Minister said, …

BJP files complaint with EC against Sonia Gandhi over \"sovereignty\" row
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP files complaint with EC against Sonia Gandhi over \"sovereignty\" row

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The BJP on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the statement that the party will not allow anyone to pose a threat to Karnataka's "reputation, sovereignty or integrity" and requested it to issue direction for registration of FIR against her. The Congress, referring to Gandhi's speech at a campaign rally …

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