DK Shivakumar’s visit to former BJP Minister Poornima Srinvas’s residence sparks debates
Bengaluru: On the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami, Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K Shivakumar paid a visit to the residence of former BJP Minister Poornima Srinivas in Devasandra, K.R Puram.
D.K Shivakumar took to 'X', formerly known as 'Twitter,' to inform the public about his visit to the late Shri Krishnappa's residence (father of Poornima) on Sri Krishna Janmashtami.
However, this visit by the Deputy Chief Minister to the BJP leader's residence has stirred curiosity within the state's political arena. Rumors have been circulating about Poornima's potential departure from the BJP to join the Congress.
Addressing these speculations, Poornima stated, "If I intend to quit the BJP and join the Congress, I will inform everyone. I have no dissatisfaction within the BJP."
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
