Siddaramaiah

He was responding to reporters after chairing a meeting of police officers on the next course of action against former minister and BJP MLA from Bengaluru Dr C.N. Ashwath Narayan and MLA from Dakshina Kannada district Harish Poonja.

"In this background, we are demanding action against former minister Ashwath Narayan. His statement to finish off Siddaramaiah like erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan is still going viral on social media. There is possibility of Siddaramaiah being attacked," M. Lakshmana explained.

Chairing the meeting of top police officers at Vidhana Soudha, he underlined that they should be more careful about maintaining peace and co-existence in the society. "Ruthless action must be initiated against those who disturb the peace and co-existence in the society. The police must also prevent the menace of drugs," Siddaramaiah reiterated.

Patil, however, clarified on Tuesday that he has not made any personal comments over the issue. "I have reiterated what senior leaders announced in the press conference," he said.

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath to senior leader, R.V. Deshpande, at the Raj Bhavan as Pro-tem Speaker of the house. Deshpande is a nine-time MLA and the most senior member in the house. Deshpande on Monday chaired the Assembly session as pro-term Speaker.

Shanthamurthy MG, the teacher from the government school at Kaanubenahalli, Chitradurga district, was suspended on May 20 -- the same day when Siddaramaiah took over as the new Chief Minister.

She also said that the party will stand by the commitment it made to the people of the state and was also proud that the first cabinet approved the implementation of five guarantees it made to people. In a video message, Sonia Gandhi said, "From my heart I want to thank the people of Karnataka for giving the Congress.

"The details are being worked out. The next cabinet meeting will be held next week," he said. Addressing the first press conference at Vidhana Soudha after taking over as the Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah stated that it has been agreed upon in the cabinet to implement five guarantees.

PM Modi, who is in Japan, tweeted: "Congratulations to Siddaramaiah on taking oath as Karnataka CM and D.K. Shivakumar on taking oath as Deputy CM. My best wishes for a fruitful tenure."

The oath of office was administered to the two leaders by state Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at ceremony currently underway at the Kanteerava Stadium here.This is the second tenure for Siddaramaiah as the Chief Minister. He previously served between 2013 and 2018.While he took oath as the 24th Chief Minister in the.