Politics not discussed in meeting with Amit Shah, says Bommai
The Hindu
In the midst of rising speculation over change of leadership in the State, Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday clarified that building such a narrative during the p
In the midst of rising speculation over change of leadership in the State, Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday clarified that building such a narrative during the pandemic was not only wrong but such discussions never took place. His response came following his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the weekend after being summoned by the party high command. Mr. Bommai, along with BJP vice-president B.Y. Vijayendra, younger son of Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, was in Delhi for confabulations, leading to speculation over change of guard in the State.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.