Siddaramaiah, who held the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government then, was subsequently ousted from the JD(S) and also as its legislature party leader. He later joined the Congress.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today attacked BJP chief Amit Shah, alleging that instigating communal tension was his "standard".
Under the ‘Indira Vasthra Bhagya’ scheme, the Siddaramaiah government will distribute a pair of dhoti and shirt pieces for men and a pair of saree and blouse pieces for women every year.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the upcoming Assembly polls in the state would be a battle between two ideologies - communalism and secularism.
The Chief Minister refused to apologize for his alleged attack on the BJP calling them terrorists.
PM Modi, in an apparent reference to the recent heated exchanges between Karnataka CM and Yogi Adityanath on the microblogging site Twitter, jeered Siddaramaiah saying "Yogi has defeated many with his skills".
Siddaramaiah, who came under intense attack from the BJP yesterday for saying that the party and its fountainhead RSS had "terrorists", today called them "Hindutva extremists".
Expressing concern on the increasing tension around Rao's murder, he requested people of Karnataka not to fall prey to propaganda.
The chief minister also ruled out any impact of Gujarat poll results on Karnataka, saying the issues in the state were different.
“Siddaramaiah celebrated Tipu Jayanti, it is a matter of time before he starts making you celebrate Kasab (Ajmal Kasab) Jayanti,” said Hegde.
Popularly known as "SC/ST promotions bill", it is titled the 'Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation Bill, 2017'.
The doctors were up in arms against the amendments to KPME Act, 2007, which among others propose six months to three years jail term and hefty penalty for medical negligence on the part of doctors.
The Karnataka government, on July 18, had constituted a nine-member committee to submit a report to the government on the possibility of designing a separate flag for the state.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said everyone who lives in the state should learn the Kannada language.
This is Siddaramaiah government's last cabinet expansion ahead of assembly elections due early next year.
Former DIG (Prisons) D Roopa has been slapped with a seven-page legal notice by DGP Rao over the bribery charge she levelled against him
The Siddaramaiah government has a history of mishandling every incident regarding the alleged persecution of honest and upright public servants. Here are seven cases that happened under his watch
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has constituted a 9-member committee to look into legal sanctity of an official state flag.
In attacking IPS Roopa, the Karnataka government has laid bare its fear of honest and upright officers who speak up against abuse of power. More importantly, it shows just how deficient the system is in protecting them
Earlier during the 2013 assembly polls, Siddaramaiah had said that it was his last election. The Congress has already announced that Siddaramaiah would be the party's face during the 2018 Assembly polls.
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