Confident that INDIA alliance will form government at Centre: DCM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru: In Bengaluru, DCM DK Shivakumar expressed optimism regarding the formation of the Government at the centre, citing a prevailing pro-INDIA alliance sentiment across the nation. Speaking to the media near his residence in Sadashiva Nagar, he emphasized the positive atmosphere and the alliance's potential to secure government formation.
Addressing concerns raised by the Maharashtra Chief Minister regarding Operation Kamala in Karnataka and the purported instability of the government, DK Shivakumar suggested that the situation could be reversed and that the government in Maharashtra might fall.
Regarding inquiries into the Prajwal Revanna sex scandal and the circulation of related audio-video material involving a woman victim, the DCM said that the same question must be asked to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), stating his lack of knowledge on the matter.
Moreover, DK Shivakumar requested activists and leaders via media to not celebrate his birthday this year as he is engaged in election campaigning in other states.
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RS Chairman accepts merger of 7 AAP MPs with BJP
New Delhi (PTI): Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday officially accepted the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs with the BJP, reducing the strength of Arvind Kejriwal's party in the Upper House to three.
After this transition, the BJP's strength in the Upper House has increased to 113.
Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Sahney, Swati Maliwal, and Rajinder Gupta are the seven MPs who have merged.
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The Rajya Sabha website now shows that the seven MPs are part of the BJP list of members.
The seven MPs had on Friday petitioned the Rajya Sabha Chairman to be treated as BJP MPs after the merger and the same has been accepted, sources said.
The AAP had on Sunday moved a petition before the RS Chairman seeking the termination of the membership of the seven MPs, who had switched sides.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said he has submitted a petition to Chairman Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of the seven party MPs in the Upper House, who recently quit the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP.
On Friday last, the AAP suffered a jolt when the seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit and announced merger with the BJP, alleging that the Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
