Bengaluru: Pontiff of Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamsthana Mutt Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji on Tuesday wanted a law to be introduced in the country to withdraw voting rights to Muslims in order to establish peace in the society. Another reason given by the seer to take away voting rights of Muslims was that by denying voting rights, it would be possible for the nation …
Yet again, Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency is slated for a straight fight between national parties the BJP and the Congress with both making every effort to woo the demographically strong Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. Ever since, the BJP has registered easy victories with Vijay Sankeshwar, winning it thrice, and Mr. Joshi, winning it four times in a row. Having a topography which …
Lingayat seers in Karnataka have called for replacing Union minister Pralhad Joshi as the candidate from Dharwad constituency for the Lok Sabha elections. Fakkira Dingaleshwar Swamiji, the pontiff of Fakkireshwar mutt, told ANI,"Seers from Karnataka have held discussions about Dharwad constituency MP. So, this decision has been taken.We will have to wait till April 2.We are not talking about the …
Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party would come back to power based on its governance. CM Bommai, after visiting a temple near Bengaluru, said that today was the most sacred day in the Hindu religion, and it has been a practice to get the darshan of Lord Venkateshwara. Law will take its …
Mysuru: Former chief minister and Janata Dal leader H.D. Kumaraswamy hinted at a political realignment post the bypolls remarking that if the ruling BJP did not win at least eight seats, they stand to lose power. Mr Kumaraswamy also said he would decide on a post-poll alliance only after seeing the developments after the election results on December 9 and …