After a Karnataka minister alleged horse-trading, accusing BJP of meeting three Congress MLAs in a hotel in Mumbai and leader BS Yeddyurappa quashing the claims, say that it was JD(S) who was attempting poaching, in the latest the saffron party has decided to take the MLAs to a Gurgaon based[Read More…]
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“I am working like a clerk, not CM”, claims Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy
It seems that the rife in the Congress-JD(S) alliance of is only intensifying with time. Reports suggest that during a party meeting the Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy told his party’s MLAs and MLCs that he was working like a clerk and not as the Chief Minister due to interference from[Read More…]
Karnataka CM to attend oath-taking ceremonies of Gehlot, Kamal Nath
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Congress’ newly elected leaders Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan Chief Minister in Jaipur, and Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister in Bhopal on Monday, an official said on Sunday. “The Congress has invited Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal-Secular[Read More…]
Karnataka villages open defecation free, says CM Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said the southern state was open defecation free in its rural areas. “Earlier statistics showed that only half or one-third of the rural households had individual toilets, but presently, all the 70.2 lakh rural households in the state have been provided with[Read More…]
Karnataka seeks Rs 2,000 cr aid from Centre for flood victims
Karnataka on Friday sought Rs 2,000 crore interim relief from the central government for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims in the southern state’s Kodagu district. “I appeal to you to release an interim relief of Rs 2,000 crore to enable the state government to rehabilitate Kodagu’s flood-hit victims,” said[Read More…]
I was misquoted, says Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy
New Delhi: A day after the BJP took potshots at Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, the JD-S leader denied on Tuesday that he had blamed the Congress or its leaders at a party event on July 14. He said he was misquoted on his statement about being unhappy heading the[Read More…]
Working on modalities, will announce farm loan waiver soon: HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Committed towards waiving farm loans, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said that his government is working on the modalities of farm loan waivers. Taking to Twitter, the Chief Minister said he wants to ensure that the loan waiver is developed from a scientifically-procured process so that it may[Read More…]
Karnataka CM bans officials from carrying mobiles to meetings
Bengaluru: Within days of taking charge as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D. Kumaraswamy has banned the state government officials from carrying mobiles to his meetings to enforce discipline and avoid diversions, a top official said on Saturday. The Chief Minister has directed to ensure that the officials do not[Read More…]
Kumaraswamy takes oath as non-BJP opposition puts up unity show
Bengaluru: H.D. Kumaraswamy was on Wednesday sworn in as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka at the head of a JD-S-Congress coalition government here in a ceremony that brought together leaders of anti-BJP parties on a single platform exactly a year ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The event[Read More…]
Kumaraswamy invited to form government in Karnataka, oath-taking on Monday
” I have decided to form the JD-S-Congress government on May 21 by taking oath at 11 a.m. in the Kanteerva stadium, added Kumaraswamy” Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala on Saturday invited Janata-Dal-Secular’s legislative party leader H.D. Kumaraswamy to form the next government in the state, following the resignation[Read More…]
Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of offering Rs 100 cr to JD-S MLAs
Bengaluru: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the BJP of offering Rs 100 crore and cabinet posts to its newly elected legislators in a desperate attempt to form a government in Karnataka. Our legislators have been offered Rs 100 crore and cabinet seats by the BJP in[Read More…]