Guv violated Constitution, insulted legislators; K’taka CM hints at moving SC over speech row Bengaluru, Jan 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Criticising Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot for not reading out the Cabinet-prepared speech at the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the Governor had violated the Constitution and insulted legislators. He also said discussions would be held on approaching the Supreme Court over the matter. Addressing the media at Vidhana Soudha after the Governor’s exit on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, “It is a constitutional obligation for the Governor to address the joint session at the beginning of the year and when a new government is formed.

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‘Will continue as K’taka CM & present budget’, says Siddaramaiah amid leadership row Mysuru, Nov 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the leadership row and the Delhi visit by a group of Ministers and MLAs reportedly seeking a change in leadership in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Friday, asserted that he will continue as the Chief Minister and present the state budget for the remaining of the government's term. Speaking to reporters at Mandakalli Airport in Mysuru, Siddaramaiah made the remarks while responding to queries on the leadership issue within the Congress-led state government.

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‘We have to bow before mandate of people’: K’taka CM on Mahaghatbandhan’s setback in Bihar Bengaluru, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Responding to the setback for the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly polls, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that one has to bow down to the mandate of the people. He made the statement while speaking to reporters in Bengaluru after garlanding the statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in the Vidhana Soudha premises on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

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Question on possibility of Shivakumar taking over as K’taka CM ‘irks’ Siddaramaiah Bengaluru, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lost his cool when asked about the possibility of Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar taking over as Chief Minister on Friday. When asked whether a change of leadership was likely in November as the Congress-led government completes half its term, Siddaramaiah grew visibly irritated and retorted, "Who has made a statement in this regard?

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Congress infighting: Parameshwara backs Minister Muniyappa for K’taka CM post Bengaluru, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing leadership dispute, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has said that he would be happy if senior party leader and Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, K.H. Muniyappa, who comes from the Dalit community, becomes the Chief Minister. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Monday, Parameshwara said Muniyappa, a seven-time MP, is an efficient leader.

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Give us infrastructure and collect taxes: Bengaluru’s taxpayers’ forum to K’taka CM Bengaluru, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The residents and taxpayers of Varthur, Balegere and Panathur localities, located close to tech hubs in Bengaluru, have written a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanding that the government provide good public infrastructure and then only collect taxes. The letter sent to CM Siddaramaiah by the Individual Tax Payers Forum (ITPF) has stirred a debate over Bengaluru’s infrastructure on Wednesday, following repeated concerns raised by IT industry leaders and the BJP’s criticism of the Congress-led government for losing the Google AI hub to Andhra Pradesh.

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Caste census: Decision on deadline extension to be taken after review meet, says K’taka CM Koppal (Karnataka), Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the decision on extending the deadline for the ongoing caste survey will be taken after reviewing the work on Tuesday. He told the media in Kopal that the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey (caste census) survey has been completed for 1.10 crore households; with 63 per cent of the work completed, and the progress to be reviewed on Tuesday evening, a decision on extending the survey deadline will be taken accordingly.

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K’taka CM seeks cooperation from Azim Premji for easing traffic woes in Bengaluru’s ORR stretch Bengaluru, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid Bengaluru city's traffic woes making headlines, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Wipro Founder Chairman Azim Premji, requesting his group's help in the easing of traffic on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) stretch by allowing limited vehicular movement through the Wipro campus in the city. In his letter addressed to Azim Premji on Tuesday, CM Siddaramaiah stated, "I extend my warm greetings to you and sincerely appreciate Wipro's continued contribution to the progress of Karnataka's IT ecosystem and overall socio-economic development.

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Bringing legislation to contain spread of false news: K’taka CM on email bomb threat to schools Bengaluru, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Responding to the case of a bomb threat email sent to more than 40 private schools across Bengaluru on Friday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the government has taken the incident seriously and will introduce new legislation to curb the spread of false information. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, CM Siddaramaiah said, "I came to know about the incident of more than 40 schools receiving bomb threats through email this morning.

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K’taka CM asks Andhra govt to lift Totapuri mango import ban, warns of reciprocal action Bengaluru, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu requesting him to withdraw the ban on entry of Totapuri mangoes from the state to Chittoor district. He has also warned CM Naidu of retaliatory measures. CM Siddaramaiah further warned, “I am also concerned that this may lead to avoidable tension and retaliatory measures, with stakeholders already expressing discontent that could potentially disrupt the inter-State movement of vegetables and other agricultural commodities.”

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Govt took stampede incident seriously, Oppn making politically motivated allegations: K’taka CM Bengaluru, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the stampede incident that claimed 11 lives on June 4 and BJP's charge that the police warnings were ignored during the RCB's maiden IPL trophy win celebrations, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that the BJP and JD-S were leveling politically motivated charges. Speaking to the media, Siddaramaiah said: “The BJP is making these charges with a political motive.

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K’taka CM pays final respects to Bharat Bhushan, says 175 Kannadigas brought back from Kashmir Bengaluru, April 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday visited the residence of 35-year-old Bharat Bhushan, in Mathikere, Bengaluru, who was shot dead in front of his family by terrorists in Pahalgam and paid his final respects. Offering condolences on behalf of all Kannadigas to Bharat Bhushan, the Chief Minister said it is extremely unfortunate that a young, well-educated man like him became a victim of a terror strike.

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MUDA case: Lokayukta files 11,000-page closure report day after clean chit to K’taka CM, kin Bengaluru, Feb 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka Lokayukta, which is probing the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, submitted a 11,000-page closure report to the Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru on Thursday. Mysuru Lokayukta SP, T.J. Udesh, submitted the report to the court a day after the Karnataka Lokayukta, which investigated the matter issued a clean chit to CM Siddaramaiah and the other accused in the case.

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No woman will file false complaints with such allegations: K’taka CM on BJP MLC’s arrest Mandya (Karnataka), Dec 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Commenting on the arrest of BJP MLC, C.T. Ravi over alleged derogatory remarks against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on the floor of the Legislative Council, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday, "Generally, no woman will file a false complaint with such allegations.” Responding to media queries in Mandya on Friday regarding the BJP's protest in support of C.T.

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