Case Registered Against N Sitharaman Over Poll Bonds Extortion Allegation

Case Registered Against N Sitharaman Over Poll Bonds Extortion Allegation

The BJP has defended Nirmala Sitharaman, distancing itself from the allegations. Bengaluru: A  case has been registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others, on the orders of a Bengaluru Special Court, over allegations of extortion through the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme. The complaint was filed by Adarsh Iyer of the Janaadhikara Sangharsha Sanghatane…

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FIR Against Siddaramaiah In Land Scam Case After Court Orders Probe

FIR Against Siddaramaiah In Land Scam Case After Court Orders Probe

Bengaluru/Mysuru: Lokayukta police on Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, following the court order. Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, meanwhile, came to Siddaramaiah’s defence, stating that the party is standing with him and will support him. Siddaramaiah,…

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Siddaramaiah, Facing Land Scam Probe, Flags “Minister In PM’s Cabinet”

Siddaramaiah, Facing Land Scam Probe, Flags “Minister In PM’s Cabinet”

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – battling vehement calls to quit over the alleged Mysuru land scam – counterattacked Friday, flagging Janata Dal Secular boss HD Kumaraswamy and asking why his party’s ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, had not demanded his resignation too. “Which government does HD Kumaraswamy belong to? There is an FIR… why…

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“Siddaramaiah Must Quit”: BJP After Land Scam Setback, Congress Defiant

“Siddaramaiah Must Quit”: BJP After Land Scam Setback, Congress Defiant

The MUDA land scam allegedly took place during Siddaramaiah’s earlier tenure as Chief Minister (File). New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday demanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resign his post. This was shortly after the High Court ruled in favour of Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot’s order sanctioning the Congress leader’s prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam…

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“Governor’s Action As Per Law”: Big Setback For Siddaramaiah In Court

“Governor’s Action As Per Law”: Big Setback For Siddaramaiah In Court

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah‘s challenge to Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot‘s decision to sanction his prosecution in the alleged MUDA land scam case. A bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the Governor “did apply his mind in abundance” and that the order (sanctioning prosecution) “does not suffer from non-application of…

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Urdu Must For Karnataka Anganwadi Teachers? BJP Accuses Siddaramaiah Govt Of Muslim Appeasement

Urdu Must For Karnataka Anganwadi Teachers? BJP Accuses Siddaramaiah Govt Of Muslim Appeasement

Kannada vs Urdu Next? Amid the Kannada vs Hindi debate, CM Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government came under fire from the Opposition BJP over a notification that mandated Urdu as a must-know language for Anganwadi teachers. The notification has sparked an outrage with the BJP accusing the Congress of carrying out ‘Muslim appeasement’. “The announcement of the…

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