He also urged the lawyers community to help protect the right to vote of every Indian by creating legal banks in every constituency, as suggested by Rahul Gandhi
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the summit, while Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will release the 'Karnataka Quantum Roadmap'
Siddaramaiah, in his second term as chief minister, is on the cusp of becoming the longest serving elected head of the state
The incident occurred near T M Hosuru gate when Shivakumar was returning to Bengaluru in a convoy after attending a convention in Mysuru, they said
Siddaramaiah rules out midterm exit, says Congress has made no move to replace him as Karnataka CM despite DK Shivakumar's acknowledged ambition
There has been speculation within political circles, especially within the ruling Congress, for some time now about the Chief Minister change later this year
Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala's visit to Karnataka gained significance after several MLAs recently expressed their dissatisfaction with the government's functioning
Shivakumar also expressed disappointment that some political leaders fail to grasp the risk of firms relocating due to their narrow focus on the Information Technology and Biotechnology sectors
Siddaramaiah will meet party leadership in Delhi and will brief them on the latest developments, the Chief Minister's office said in a statement
Karnataka Dy CM D K Shivakumar said home minister G Parameshwara had informed him about gifting a wedding present to Kannada actor Ranya Rao, expressing his support for the minister
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He said the cabinet will go through the report and discuss it, and will do justice to all based on the facts
On Wednesday, the BJP launched a statewide day and night' protest against the Congress government, accusing it of imposing a financial burden on the public by increasing the prices of milk and diesel
He added that the decision to increase water prices came due to "unavoidable necessity", but the government was not raising the prices "excessively" since it would affect people experiencing poverty
The Karnataka state cabinet approved an amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act, which aims to provide 4 per cent reservation in tenders to Minority contractors
Karnataka Congress chief also took a jibe at Annamalai, saying he was being loyal to the party and not to Tamil Nadu
Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, is a strong chief ministerial aspirant and has made no secret of his ambition to become the CM
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the city needs meticulous planning and effective project implementation to resolve the issue
He was speaking at the inauguration of the 15th edition of Aero India event here
This initiative, he said, will connect several large lakes in Bengaluru, which have existed for centuries and are all interconnected through SWDs, popularly known as Raja Kaluves