The Latest Breaking News from Priyank Kharge

Former Legislator P. Rajeev has set a five-day deadline for District Police to arrest the culprits who attacked BJP leader Manikanth Rathod. He criticized the district administration and Police Department for their failure to maintain law and order. He likened the ruling Congress to Nizam rule and asked Minister Priyank…

Siddalinga Swami threatens to stage protest if police fail to arrest attackers of BJP leader Manikant Rathod in Kalaburagi. He urges district-in-charge Minister Priyank Kharge to order police to conduct thorough probe and arrest accused. He also questions Kharge's silence on the issue.

Referring to Karnataka Contractors’ Association president D. Kempanna’s alleged charges of corruption against the Congress government in the State, BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa demanded a thorough probe into the matter by a retired High Court judge.

Taking exception to being posed questions about the change of Chief Minister in the State, Minister for Medical Education Sharan Prakash Patil told mediapersons not to ask him such questions and that he would speak about matters pertaining to public interest.

Karnataka, the tech flag bearer of India, lost about ₹1 crore each day to cybercrimes in 2022, cumulatively incurring a loss of ₹363 crore in the whole year, said Priyank Kharge, Minister for Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology; Rural Development and Panchayat Raj here on Saturday.

GoK serious about skill dev. of pop. Est. skill advisory council to cater to global reqs. US needs 1M chip designers in 5 yrs. Creating centres of excellence, global innovation alliance, conducive env. for industries in tier 2/3 cities. Mysuru leading emerging clusters, ₹2,000 cr defence offset share. KDEM signed…

Priyank Kharge said high command decides CM; individuals can air opinion but must abide by decision. He clarified that views of MLAs, ZP members don't constitute opinion of high command. He said Congress priority is implementation of social welfare schemes.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s assertion that he would continue in the post for the full five-year term has sparked off a series of reactions from his Cabinet colleagues and many said the party’s high command will decide the tenure of the Chief Minister.

The Police Department is thoroughly investigating the KEA Bluetooth scam in which some candidates used Bluetooth devices for writing examinations conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority, and the State government is ready to conduct a high-level investigation if necessary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has said.