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Bagalkot: In an interesting political development ahead of the Bagalkot by-election, former BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal -- who was expelled from the party last year -- shared the stage with senior BJP leaders in Bagalkot on Thursday in support of BJP candidate Veeranna Charantimath, a move being viewed as aimed at consolidating Lingayat votes and appealing to Hindutva supporters. The meeting, setting aside past differences, held in Vidyagiri, assumes significance in the backdrop of the byp ...Read More >
Bagalkot: The bye-election to the Bagalkot Assembly constituency has turned into a high-stakes political contest, with both the ruling Congress and the BJP mounting aggressive campaigns to secure victory. The seat fell vacant following the death of senior Congress MLA, H.Y. Meti, a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Congress has fielded his son, Umesh Meti, banking on sympathy and the Chief Minister's extensive campaigning. Siddaramaiah has already completed two days of campaig ...Read More >
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The bye-election to the Bagalkot Assembly constituency has turned into a high-stakes political contest, with both the ruling Congress and the BJP mounting aggressive campaigns to secure victory. The seat fell vacant following the death of senior Congress MLA, H.Y. Meti, a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The Congress has fielded his son, Umesh Meti, banking on sympathy and the Chief Minister's extensive campaigning. Siddaramaiah has ...Read More >
The Karnataka High Court will hear a petition on Friday regarding an RSS route march in Chittapur. Local groups have opposed the event. The court previously directed the district administration to consider the RSS application. A local organization has urged authorities to deny permission, citing concerns about social media messages. The Karnataka High Court will, on Friday, hear a petition seeking permission for the RSS to hold a path sanchalan (route march) at Chittapur in Kalaburagi district ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (PTI) The Archdiocese of Bangalore on Friday welcomed the ongoing Social and Educational Survey -- widely referred to as the "caste census" -- while expressing hope that omissions of certain castes linked to Christianity in the published lists will be restored after the final analysis of the survey. Addressing a press conference, Archbishop of Bangalore Peter Machado urged the government to ensure fair representation of all Christian communities and called on members of the Ch ...Read More >
BENGALURU: BJP Rajya Sabha member Lahar Singh Siroya on Tuesday stated that by ordering a caste census in a tearing hurry, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has made everybody, including his cabinet colleagues, unhappy. "As of today, the Vokkaligas, the Lingayats, the Dalits, the OBCs, the Brahmins, the minorities, the tribes, and the nomads are upset with the Congress government. The Chief Minister should ask if his own Kuruba community is with him or if they too are upset. Who is really happy with ...Read More >
BENGALURU : The state government has revived efforts to include the Kuruba sub-caste in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list, drawing backlash from the Opposition BJP as chief minister Siddaramaiah belongs to the community.Kurubas (shepherds), Karnataka's third-largest community, are classified as OBCs but have been pressing for ST status. Scheduled Tribesenjoy a 7% quota in the state.The state's ST welfare department has called for a meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday to discuss the subject. The meeting ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi police has conducted raids and search operations at 25 locations in the capital and Haryana in the wee hours of Monday, arresting six criminals with the recovery of arms, cash, and jewellery, officials said. According to the police, a total of Rs 34.7 lakh and gold jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh have been recovered from the house of the alleged financer of the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang. The people detained and arrested belong to the Kapil Sangwan, alias Nandu, and Vicky ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Monday called Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "ambassador of religious conversion" and accused him and the Congress government of creating a stage for such "conversions" in the state. Criticising the Congress for its policy on "Muslim appeasement and injustice to Hindus", Ashoka, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly said, if they continue this, the grand old party will not even win 20 seats in the state in the next election. He was reacting t ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Questioning the categorisation of castes within the Christian community by the Congress-led government in Karnataka, the state unit of BJP urged the government to provide immediate answers on whether there are multiple castes in Christian community and questioned if it was done to promote conversions to Christianity and to break Hindu community. Speaking to the media at BJP State Office Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday, the opposition party's chief whip ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The govt has scheduled a key meeting to examine the inclusion of the Kuruba community -- the shepherd caste -- of Bidar, Kalaburagi, and Yadgir districts in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list. Currently classified as Other Backward Class (OBC), the community has for years sought ST status, arguing it would bring greater benefits and protections. If the community in the three Kalyana Karnataka districts is reclassified, it would have political implications because Kurubas would be recognise ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (PTI) Senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Monday called Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "ambassador of religious conversion" and accused him and the Congress government of creating a stage for such "conversions" in the state. Criticising the Congress for its policy on "Muslim appeasement and injustice to Hindus", Ashoka, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly said, if they continue this, the grand old party will not even win 20 seats in the state in the next elec ...Read More >
Mysuru: MLC A.H. Vishwanath has alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah habitually organises conventions like the 'Sadhana Samavesha' whenever he finds himself in political trouble. Addressing a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday, Vishwanath claimed that the CM is hosting the convention in his home district of Mysuru as a mere display of strength amid his ongoing power tussle with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Accusing Siddaramaiah of blatant hypocrisy for calling ...Read More >
Karnataka Congress Rift: The infighting within the Karnataka Congress - happening since the 2023 assembly election victory - has intensified with more MLAs backing leadership change, though the party high command has remained firm behind Siddaramaiah. On the other hand, those supporting DK Shivakumar for the top post have come out in the open, calling for a leadership change in the state. The development has gained significance as AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Sur ...Read More >
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