Tag: Mallikarjun Kharge
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11 Karnataka coalition lawmakers quit, ferried to Mumbai hotel
The Congress and JDS together have 116 in the 224-member state assembly where 113 is the majority mark. The coalition will crash if 11 lawmakers quit.
July 7, 2019 -
Gauri Lankesh murder: Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in defamation case filed by RSS worker
After the hearing, the Congress leader told reporters, 'I am being attacked and I am enjoying the fight'.
July 4, 2019 -
Election results 2019 | BJP sweeps Karnataka; Deve Gowda, Kharge trail
From Bangalore South, BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya is leading with a massive vote share of 62.51 per cent with 3,74,588 votes over Congress Rajya Sabha MP BK Hariprasad.
May 23, 2019 -
Mallikarjun Kharge, Veerappa Moily among 18 Congress candidates from Karnataka
The Congress party high command fielded Mallikarjun Kharge and former Union Ministers M Veerappa Moily and KH Muniyappa along with 15 others from Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019.
March 24, 2019 -
Mallikarjun Kharge declines Govt invite to Lokpal selection panel meet for seventh time
Kharge also alleged that the government and its ministers have repeatedly used his refusal to attend the meetings as a special invitee as an 'excuse for not appointing a Lokpal over the last five years'.
March 15, 2019 -
Inform within 10 days date for meeting of Lokpal selection committee: SC to Govt
On January 4, the apex court had directed the Centre to place on affidavit the steps for Lokpal's appointment and had expressed its displeasure over the tardy progress made in this regard.
March 7, 2019 -
Rebel Karnataka MLA Umesh Jadhav quits Congress, may join BJP
If Jadhav's resignation is accepted, the ruling ally's strength in the Assembly will come down to 78, excluding the Speaker, who got elected on a Congress ticket.
March 4, 2019 -
Singer, RSS ideologue given Bharat Ratna, Shivakumara Swamiji ignored: Kharge
Shivakumara Swamiji headed the Sree Siddaganga Education Society which runs about 125 educational institutions in Karnataka, including engineering colleges and business schools. Many of the institutions offer free education and boarding facilities to poor students.
January 26, 2019 -
Mallikarjun Kharge blames government for delay in meeting for next CBI chief
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress party leader in the Lok Sabha, accused the Centre of the delay in the appointment of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director.
January 25, 2019 -
Mallikarjun Kharge accuses BJP of trying to destabilise Karnataka govt
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to destabilise the coalition government in Karnataka, which he dubbed as “stable and strong”.
January 16, 2019 -
‘Ready for debate, decide a time’: Congress accepts Govt’s challenge on Rafale deal
The demand for probe comes weeks after the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the Centre on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.
January 1, 2019 -
Rafale Deal: Following unrelenting attack from Congress, Centre seeks alteration in SC order
In an application filed before the top court, the government said it is seeking correction with regard to two sentences in paragraph 25 of the judgment delivered on Friday.
December 15, 2018 -
Will summon CAG, AG over govt lie in SC about CAG report: PAC chairman Kharge
Kharge, who is the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), said that he has not seen the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report.
December 15, 2018 -
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge moves SC against CBI chief’s ‘illegal’ removal
On October 25, Kharge had demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the action against CBI director Alok Verma without consulting other members of the panel that selected him.
November 3, 2018 -
Statue of Unity: PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi trade barbs over Sardar Patel’s statue, legacy
“Ironic that a statue of Sardar Patel is being inaugurated, but every institution he helped build is being smashed. The systematic destruction of India's institutions is nothing short of treason,” Rahul Gandhi had tweeted in his response to the unveiling of the Statue of Unity.
October 31, 2018 -
No-confidence motion | BJD walks out, Cong seeks more time for debate
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge sought more time saying 38 minutes allotted for his party leaders to address the Lok Sabha, was not enough.
July 20, 2018 -
Centre to SC: In process of naming eminent jurist to Lokpal panel
The process of naming an eminent jurist to the Selection Committee for appointing the Lokpal had begun, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A meeting was held on April 10 and recommendations in this regard have been made, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi …
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April 17, 2018