Karnataka

Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said, "The complaints were given by them (BJP) and Kempanna (President of State Contractors' Association). Justice has to be given in on all these complaints. Let them do anything for publicity."

Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Siddaramaiah held meetings with MLAs, ministers and in-charges from the districts of Tumakuru, Yadgir and Chitradurga.

In a tweet, Dikshit said, “Wish you'd met us also Dinesh Gundu Rao -- would have shown real truth of Arvind Kejriwal education, health, finance, environment, water, roads, buses, infra, rampant corruption. Perhaps you could have conveyed this to his new drum beaters in Congress.”

"This is the age of Babasaheb’s (Dr B.R. Ambedkar) Constitution,” he underlined. "Mr Araga Jnanendra, your comments are mere words. They are influenced by the Keshav Krupa (RSS headquarters in Bengaluru). Those word reflect the impatience towards exploited people hidden in the depths of BJP’s mindset," he claimed.

The source said that Rahul Gandhi would urge the ministers to work collectively to meet the promises Congress has made to the people of Karnataka in the run up to the state assembly elections.

The development has come against the backdrop of the Congress-led government, which has been facing criticism from the BJP over the matter related to filming of Hindu girls in a college restroom by Muslim female students in Udupi district, and the government's move to withdraw the cases against the accused in the 2020 DJ Halli and KG Halli violence case in Bengaluru. 

Addressing a joint press conference at BJP headquarters in Bengaluru on Tuesday, BJP MLCs N. Ravikumar, Tejaswini Gowda and party's state Secretary Bharathi Mugdum made this announcement. The women's wing of the party would stage a protest in all districts. 

Addressing reporters here, Shivakumar stated: Sitting in Singapore, the plan is being made to ensure the fall of the majority government. He is strategising from Singapore as per the inputs I have got. Instead of making plans in Bengaluru, a foreign land is preferred.”

He was speaking at the community leaders meeting of Ediga, Billava and Deevara castes at a private hotel on Friday. By the time, the Congress government was appearing to have settled the differences between CM Siddaramaiah and DyCM D.K. Shivakumar, the banner of revolt against CM by one of the senior leaders is worrying Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Sunday, Bommai stated, 'The talk is between our high command and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Already, former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has expressed his feelings.