Kupwara, July 20: In a letter that raises sharp constitutional and political concerns, sitting Kupwara MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz has accused an advisor to the Chief Minister of “ultra-constitutional interference” in the affairs of his constituency. In a communication addressed to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, the MLA alleged that the advisor — … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has strongly objected to the police action against its party MLA and former minister Byrathi Basavaraj in connection with the murder of a rowdy-sheeter. The police have named MLA Basavaraj as the fifth accused in the case and issued a notice summoning him … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) The Karnataka Police issued a notice to Bengaluru MLA Byrathi Basavaraj on Friday, directing him to appear before the investigating officer in connection with the rowdy-sheeter murder case. Basavaraj, a senior MLA representing the K.R. Puram Assembly constituency in Bengaluru, has been named as the fifth … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 17 (IANS) The murder case of a rowdy-sheeter in Bengaluru, allegedly involving BJP legislator and former minister Byrathi Basavaraj, has taken a new twist after the victim’s mother stated that she never named the MLA in her police complaint. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Vijayalaxmi, the mother … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, July 16 (IANS) Janata Dal (United) has formally announced it will not give a ticket to Prahlad Yadav, sitting MLA from Suryagarha (Lakhisarai), in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, ending the political speculation around his future. Union Minister and JD-U’s senior leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, while … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, responding to the Karnataka Police booking him under murder charges, has clarified that he had no connection with the case, in which he has been named as the fifth accused. Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Wednesday, MLA Basavaraj clarified that … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Senior BJP MLA and former Minister Byrathi Basavaraj has been booked on murder charges in connection with the killing of a rowdy sheeter. The Bharatinagar police in Bengaluru have registered an FIR against the MLA, naming him as the fifth accused in the case. The complaint … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Himmatnagar, July 15 (IANS) At least 74 people, including a former Congress MLA, have been booked in connection with the violence during the protest demanding a hike in milk procurement price in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district. Sabar Dairy Board Director and former Bayad MLA Jashubhai Patel was among those booked. The … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress legislator and two councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), who were named as accused in the latest supplementary charge sheet in the 2021 post-poll violence case in West Bengal, on Tuesday, approached a single judge bench of the Calcutta Court seeking anticipatory bail. … Read more