Karnataka

The 'PayCM' poster released by the Opposition Congress has a portrait of the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in the poster, if scanned it will lead to 40%sarkar.com website. The posters which had come up in various locations have severely embarrassed Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and ruling BJP.

Speaking to reporters, Ibrahim criticised Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the alleged attempts by the BJP-led Central government to impose Hindi language in Karnataka. "Bommai is promoting Hindi with our money. We will not allow the imposition of Delhi language in our state," he said. Over the past few days, the issue of Hindi Day celebrations in Karnataka have gradually raised political heat.

According to family sources, 61-year-old Umesh Katti complained of chest pain and collapsed in the bathroom at his Dollars Colony residence at 10.30 p.m. He was immediately shifted to the M.S. Ramaiah hospital. However, Umesh Katti succumbed to heart attack at the hospital.

PM Modi is scheduled to reach Mangaluru at 2 p.m. and inaugurate, lay foundation stones for projects worth Rs 3,800 crore. The PM will then address a public rally for which the party leaders are making all-out efforts to gather a massive crowd.

The Lingayat seer is being investigated by the police following allegations of sexual assault. Sharanaru heads one of the most prominent Lingayat mutts in the state. The ruling BJP government in Karnataka has not initiated any action against the accused seer even after five days of lodging of an FIR.

Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national general secretary and MLA C.T. Ravi said: "If anyone had doubts that Congress works for China, this will clear them. Why should the Congress side with China if America is interfering in its internal affairs? "Is the MoU signed by Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese Communist Party the reason behind this support to China?" Ravi also shared the invitation of the programme and alleged that a controversial photo of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi could be seen along with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

K.S. Eshwarappa, BJP MLA from Shivamogga and former minister stated on Tuesday that if Hindu community rises, there is no question of survival of goondas belonging to Muslim community. Eshwarappa met Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai over the development and stated that he won't categorise all Muslims as goondas. "That community should have criticised a group of four or five miscreants indulging in such acts. That task has to be done by the Muslim community leaders," he said.

This will be the first Assembly elections the saffron party will contest without the lead role of Yediyurappa in a long time. The party is not bothered about the probable consequences as it is fully focusing on winning the elections on Hindutva and development planks, sources in the BJP said. On the other hand, the opposition Congress is brimming with confidence. It is confident that the anti-incumbency factor and growing inflation will ensure a debacle for the saffron party in the upcoming elections.

"We will form the government in Karnataka next year. There is no change of guard and the entire issue was created by D.K. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah because they don't have an issue... Congress is a leader-less party. They don't have any agenda against the BJP... so they are trying to create such an issue that the CM will be changed. There is no truth into it."

This statement comes after the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Saturday passed an order stating that the ownership of the Idgah Maidan near Bengaluru's Chamarajpet belongs to the Revenue department and not the Wakf board. The former Karnataka Minister, who visited the Idgah Maidan, announced that for the first time in the history the tricolor is being hoisted at the premises of Idgah Maidan.