"d-k-shivakumar"

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had earlier said that the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru's IT hub Whitefield on Friday was due to an improvised explosive device (IED).

The government had earlier given a deadline of February 28 in this regard.

The matter is presently lying before the larger bench of the Karnataka High Court.

Speaking at the Martyors' Day event organised at KPCC office, he said, "For us, peace is everything, but BJP and JDS have joined hands to disturb that peace. They are doing this because they have their own political axe to grind."

We are going to do it under the leadership of AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge," he said.

Shivakumar said recently, a large amount of cash was found at the residence of a BJP MLA but the court cleared the legislator stating that the cash belonged to his son.

Answering a question by the reporters on the PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi's statement that Shivakumar alone did not bring the party to power, Dy CM asserted that he never claimed to have brought the party to power alone.

Krishnappa, a senior Congress leader from the most backward OBC Golla community, and her husband Srinivas and more than 750 BJP leaders, including leader K. Narasimhanayak, joined the Congress.

Justice K Natarajan, who concluded the hearing and reserved the judgment earlier, announced the verdict on Thursday.

According to official sources, he is seeking the release of "innocent" persons, including some of those booked in connection with the 2022 Hubballi violence

The Lingayats considered to be the highest population were shown as the third largest group and Vokkaligas who were in second position got the fourth position.

Not willing to give any direct response on the issue, Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President said, "I don't want to respond to it." It is Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the party high command who have to respond to the expression of "such desires", he said.

Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar on Monday said a conspiracy has been hatched ‘outside' to topple the Congress government in the state.

Shivakumar on his part, however, said, he has nothing to do with the case as he has never met the woman, and let the investigation happen.

CBI has registered a case against the then minister of the Karnataka government and others on the allegations of acquisition of disproportionate assets.