Siddaramaiah

“What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him," Shivakumar told reporters, his tone expressing a mix of resignation and frustration.

In an attempt to stamp out simmering dissent, the Congress high command tried to shut down speculation that party is replacing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar.

The bill confers sweeping powers on the state government to take action against not just people residing in Karnataka but also those living outside the state.

The development has come as a major embarrassment for Congress scion Rahul Gandhi, who recently caste aspersions on the BJP government at the Centre regarding the conduct of a national caste survey.

A day after 11 people lost their lives in stampede at celebrations of IPL victory by RCB in Bengaluru, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced that several top officials including Bengaluru Commissioner of Police has been suspended

The video of Siddaramaiah's statement is going viral on Pakistani social media. Pakistani media is showing that and claiming that voices are being raised within India against the government of India.

Siddaramiah wrote a letter to Rahul Gandhi informing him that he had instructed his legal team to start drafting the “Rohith Vemula Act.” 

Siddaramiah informed that the honorarium for Muezzins will be increased to ₹5000 per month, while the honorarium for Pesh-Imams of mosques will be ₹6000 per month.

Improvements worth Rs 1.7 crore including internal wiring, lighting points, water points, water heaters, etc. will be carried out at 'Cauvery', the official residence of the Chief Minister. Around Rs 89 lakh will reportedly be spent on electrification and air conditioning.

All four State Road Transport Corporations (SRTCs) in Karnataka have been facing financial troubles since the announcement of the free bus ride scheme announced by state Congress government in 2023.