The Karnataka CM has alleged that Union minister Kumaraswamy and other JD(S), BJP leaders also benefitted from land allotment by MUDA. Kumaraswamy says he never received the plot.
The bill was tabled in the Karnataka assembly Tuesday. The Congress govt has promised consultation & deliberation with stakeholders before finalising the decision.
Accompanied by other Karnataka ministers, Dinesh Gundu Rao says those being questioned by ED in the case are being pressured to name CM Siddaramaiah & others in return for protection.
The draft bill proposing reservation of private jobs for Kannadigas has drawn flak from the business community & Opposition. Neighbouring state Andhra Pradesh asks companies to 'relocate'.
The bill mandates employers to have 50% local candidates in management roles & 75% in non-management roles. Industry players say 'don't understand' how you can execute something like this.
CM Siddaramaiah has announced that caste census will be up for discussion in Cabinet, but internal differences and Lingayat sentiments may determine whether it will be made public.
Deputy CM Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah, while BJP says there is evidence of CM's direct involvement in alleged MUDA and Valmiki Development Corporation scams.
BJP has accused the Karanataka CM, his wife & loyalists of graft in compensatory land deal with Mysuru Urban Development Authority. CM has called accusations ‘politically motivated’.
Statement by Federation of Karnataka Depressed Communities comes in backdrop of Vokkaliga seer asking Siddaramaiah to resign as chief minister to make way for deputy DK Shivakumar.
Unlike 3-yr course, 4-yr duration puts students from disadvantaged groups at a loss, Congress govt contends. Policy for Karnataka was announced in August 2023 to replace NEP.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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