Congress slams BJP for constant efforts to sabotage Karnataka government
Bengaluru, Jul 23 (UNI) Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of making constant efforts to sabotage the Congress-JD(S) coalition government and 'kill' democracy in Karnataka.
Speaker to decide on rebel Karnataka MLAs' resignations but lawmakers can't be forced: SC
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): In an apparent balanced judgement, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar's independence in taking his call on rebel Congress-Janata Dal Secular MLAs' resignations but also stated the lawmakers can't be forced to attend the assembly.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court puts onus on Speaker
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): Putting the onus on Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it won't interfere into the Speaker's duties.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on rebel MLAs' plea
New Delhi, July 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its verdict on rebel Congress and Janata Dal Secular MLAs' plea seeking the top court's direction to Speaker Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations.
Rebel Congress leader Roshan Baig detained at Bengaluru Airport in connection with Ponzi scam
Bengaluru, July 16 (IBNS): Rebel Congress leader Roshan Baig was detained at Bengaluru Airport on Tuesday in connection with the multi-crore IMA Ponzi scam, said Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on micro-blogging site Twitter.
All eyes on Karnataka as Kumaraswamy's chance of providing majority thins; 5 more MLAs approach SC
Will he or won't he? This is the question that keeps lingering on everyone's mind about the ongoing political crisis in Karnataka with chances of proving majority by the Kumaraswamy government appearing thin with every passing moment.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court asks Speaker to maintain status quo till Tuesday
New Delhi, July 12 (IBNS): With no end to the crisis in Karnataka politics for now, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Speaker of the Vidhan Soudha not to take decision on the resignations and disqualifications of the 10 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs till Tuesday, media reports said.
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court likely to hear rebel MLAs tomorrow
New Delhi, July 10 (UNI/IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an urgent hearing to the plea filed by ten Karnataka rebel MLAs against the deliberate delay by the state assembly Speaker, KR Ramesh Kumar, in not accepting their resignations.
BJP killing democracy: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury over Karnataka crisis; Rajnath replies
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Raising the crisis over the Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) government in Karnataka, Congress' leader of the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of poaching MLAs and said the saffron party is "killing democracy".
14 MLAs resignation is a surprise but good development: Sadanada Gowda
Mysuru, July 6(UNI) Union Minister for Fertilizers and senior BJP leader D V Sadananda Gowda today expressed his surprise over resignation by 14 MLAs of Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka and said that it is a good development.
Pained over senior Congress leaders resigning at this Juncture: H K Patil
Bengaluru, July 6 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Minister H K Patil today said that he was much pained over Senior Congress leaders, who had built the party, have tendered resignation to the Assembly when the party is passing through bad time.
BJP is not behind resignation by 12 Congress-JDS MLAs in Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru, July 6 (UNI) Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly B S Yeddyurappa, who is also BJP State President, said that his party was not behind the alleged resignation tendered by 12 MLAs of Coalition partners Congress and JDS.