Tag: Karnataka CM

Siddaramaiah urges Modi to solve Mahadayi dispute

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to Twitter on Sunday, 4 February, to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his state. The PM, who is visiting Bengaluru today, will be addressing a rally at 2 pm at the Palace Ground. In his tweets Siddaramaiah praised his state, hinting at the work done by the Congress government....

February 4, 2018

Congress to field Muslim leaders for campaigning in Karnataka

The Congress has decided to field its Muslim leaders for campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka to counter any possible attempt of polarisation by its rival parties during the assembly polls there, senior party leaders have said. The Congress has also asked its leaders and functionaries in Karnataka, the lone big state under its rule at present,...

January 30, 2018

Siddaramaiah’s move to drop riot cases against minorities triggers controversy

A controversy has erupted in Karnataka after a letter written by the Karnataka DGP to the police commissioners and superintendents of police of different districts became public. According to reports, the DGP has sought opinion from the senior officers about withdrawing cases against “innocent” people from the minority community accused of participating in communal riots...

January 26, 2018

Include millets in daily diet to help farmers: Karnataka CM

With an view to supporting the farmers cultivating millets in dry areas of the country, and also for their nutritional value, millets must be included as part of our daily diet, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday. “Karnataka is a dry state and over the past 17 years, we have been drought-free only for three...

January 20, 2018

Not in a position to release Cauvery water to TN: CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday made it clear that the southern state was “not in a position” to release Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, even as he hoped for a “favourable order” on the long-pending dispute next month. His remarks come in the wake of a letter written to him by his Tamil...

January 14, 2018

BJP, RSS people are Hindutva terrorists: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

As the political slugfest intensifies in poll-bound Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said members of the BJP and RSS were “Hindu terrorists”, a day after he accused the saffron party of “harbouring extremists”. Talking to the media, the Karnataka CM said: “What I had said was that BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) and RSS (Rashtriya...

January 11, 2018

Twitter war between Yogi, Siddaramaiah goes viral on internet

A Twitter war between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath, mocking each other on the issue of development and governance, has gone viral on the internet. Adityanath took part in the ‘Nava Karnataka Parivartan Yatre’ rally organised by the BJP’s Karnataka unit here on Sunday, as part of the party’s...

January 8, 2018

State polls to be fight between communalism and secularism: CM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the “fight” in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state would be between two ideologies — communalism and secularism. “It’s not between Siddaramaiah versus BJP, it is not between me versus Narendra Modi… it is not between Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa; it is between two ideologies- Congress versus BJP,” he told...

January 6, 2018

Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of making ‘wild” charges against him

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of making “wild” allegations against him and termed it as a “sign of their fear and desperation”. Speaking to reporters here, Siddaramaiah said he had been targeted by the BJP because he has emerged as a strong leader. Siddaramaiah’s reaction comes in the wake of a series of...

October 30, 2017

Transgender policy cleared by Karnataka cabinet

The Karnataka cabinet has cleared the State Policy for Transgenders, 2017 with an aim of bringing the community into the mainstream and safeguarding them from exploitation. The policy had been drafted in compliance with a Supreme Court order, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T B Jayachandra told reporters here after a cabinet meeting yesterday. “They...

October 27, 2017

Centre’s funds to states not charity: Karnataka CM

Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saying that states “opposing the idea of development” won’t get support from the Centre, Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday said: “What the Centre gives states is their right, not charity.” Referring to Modi’s statements of Sunday in Gujarat, Siddaramaiah tweeted: “This shows a lack of understanding of Constitution. What...

October 23, 2017

BJP files complaint with ACB against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint with the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of “illegally denotifying” land resulting in a loss of Rs 300 crore to the Bengaluru Development Authority. The complaint yesterday, came days after the party’s OBC Morcha chief B J Puttaswamy accused Siddaramaiah of illegally denotifying...

October 17, 2017

Karnataka CM favours appointing Dalit priests in temples

Taking a cue from neighbouring Kerala, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today spoke in favour of appointing Dalit priests at temples in the state. “No opposition to appoint Dalits as priests at Muzrai (Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments) temples in Karnataka as done in Kerala. We will do it,” Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying in...

October 15, 2017

I-T raids firms owned by SM Krishna’s son-in-law

Income Tax (IT) officials on Thursday conducted raids on former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna’s son-in-law, V.G. Siddhartha’s, firms here for tax evasion, a senior official said. “Raids were ongoing and officials are searching for evidences of tax evasion,” IT Joint Commissioner S. Ramesh said. Siddhartha, a businessman, is the founder-owner of the Cafe Coffee...

September 21, 2017

Gauri Lankesh Murder: family meets Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

The family of slain journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence here on Saturday to inquire about the probe into her killing. “Indira Lankesh, Gauri Lankesh’s mother met me today. I have reassured her of government’s resolve to swiftly bring Gauri’s killer to justice,” Siddaramaiah tweeted. Talking to the media after...

September 9, 2017

Flag of contention

Our Constitution begins with the words, “India, that is, Bharat, shall be a Union of States,” signifying the acceptance of a federal polity. Some of the States in the Indian Union have flags of their own. Some States have their own anthem. That has not diminished their idea of India. When the Congress Chief Minister...

July 25, 2017

No legal bar in having separate flag for Karnataka: CM

Asserting that there was no legal bar on states to have a separate flag, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the state government would consider if the panel set up to design it so favoured. "As the Constitution does not bar states from having their own flag for a separate identity, we will consider...

July 18, 2017