With the Election Commission announcing by-elections for two seats in Karnataka – Sira in Tumkur and Raja Rajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) in Bengaluru – it is the opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to make a mark. Sira’s seat was vacated …
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At noon, hundreds of farmers were seen demonstrating in front of City Hall. Bangalore: Thousands of farmers in Karnataka, ruled by the BJP, joined this morning in the national protest against the new agricultural laws. His other complaint was against changes to the land acquisition law, which makes it easier …
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The Karnataka Bandh convened on Monday by a group of peasant, labor, left-wing, pro-Kannada and Dalit organizations led by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and supported by the main opposition party, Congress, as well as others such as the SDPI, provoked a mixed response in the state. Thousands of Farmers …
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Karnataka Assembly: While 30 bills were scheduled for discussion in this session, 6 were addressed (Archive) Bangalore: Congress tore the papers and went on strike today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been put up for discussion on the last day of the House. Amendments …
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