Siddaramaiah blames tie-up with JD(S) for loss of 14 Congress MLAs
Sat, Jan 09 2021 06:14:14 PM
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Bengaluru, Jan 9: Former Chief Minister and Congress Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah said the formation of the coalition government with the JD(S) in the State after the 2018 polls was a big loss for the party as it resulted in the loss of its 14 MLAs.
The coalition government with the JD(S) was formed soon after the fractured verdict in 2018 Assembly elections after the intervention of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
With the initiative of some Central leaders of the Congress, the coalition government was hurriedly formed with JD(S) apparently without the consent of Siddaramaiah.
Updated Dec 25, 2020 | 11:21 IST
The Congress leader said that Lokayukta police, in 2015, had investigated Yediyurappa s role in the KIADB denotification case and had filed an FIR. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa | Photo Credit: PTI
Bengaluru, Karnataka: The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah has demanded Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa s resignation after the High Court dismissed his petition seeking quashing of the investigation of KIADB land denotification. High court has dismissed @BSYBJP s petition to quash the investigation of KIADB land denotification. BS Yediyurappa should immediately resign and make way for an impartial investigation, Siddaramaiah tweeted. BS Yediyurappa is facing the charges of illegally denotifying the land. High Court, in its 22nd December order, has said that prima facie evidence suggests that this is a cognisable offence, he said in another tweet.
Siddaramaiah Seeks BS Yediyurappa s Immediate Resignation Over Corruption Case Siddaramaiah Seeks BS Yediyurappa s Immediate Resignation Over Corruption Case Speaking to reporters in Begaluru, Siddaramaiah said BJP leadership has to immediately intervene and ask BS Yediyurappa to resign.
BS Yediyurappa had sought to quash the FIR against him in an illegal land denotification case (File)
Bengaluru:
The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa s immediate resignation after a High Court order dismissed his petition seeking rejection of an old corruption case.
Urging the BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to intervene and ask BS Yediyurappa to step down, the senior Congress leader said the BJP high command that has been planning to replace the chief minister has now got a strong weapon against him.
Siddaramaiah Demands Yediyurappa s Immediate Resignation as Karnataka CM Over Corruption Case
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The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Thursday demanded that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa resign immediately after a High Court order dismissing his petition seeking rejection of an old corruption case against him. Urging the BJP leadership including Prime minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ask Yediyurappa to step down, the senior Congress leader said the saffron party high command that has been planning to replace the Chief Minister has now got a strong weapon against him. I demand the resignation of Mr Yediyurappa, because his petition for quashing the FIR against him was dismissed by the High Court of Karnataka.Therefore he has no right to continue as Chief Minister for a second, Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here, he said BJP leadership has to immediately intervene and ask Yediyurappa to resign.
LIC asks Karnataka govt to retain Bhagyalakshmi scheme
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December 23, 2020
Bengaluru, Dec 22: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on Tuesday requested the Karnataka government to retain it as the implementing agency for the Bhagyalakshmi scheme aimed at providing financial security to the girl child of families below the poverty line.
Under the scheme, the girl child gets Rs 1 lakh after completing 18 years.
Two months ago, the state government had assigned the postal department, instead of the LIC, to implement its flagship programme Bhagyalakshmi scheme as the interest rate of the LIC was low.
The decision to switch the agency was taken in the cabinet meeting on October 22.