Bengaluru: Karnataka cabinet minister DK Shivakumar, who is facing the charges of willfully evading tax, filing of false income tax returns and criminal conspiracy and was served with Enforcement Directorate’s summons to be present in person at its office on February 8, in connection with the investigations, has moved to the Karnataka High Court seeking the quashing ED summons and IT proceedings against him.

“I will definitely present the state Budget on February 8. But I will not present a bluff budget like Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our government will present the budget for all”, said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

The statement of Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan that “Muslims will not vote for BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Even if anybody voted, they are not Muslims” has triggered controversy.

 Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking dismissal of summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) asking him to attend the enquiry related to IT raid on his flats in New Delhi. But his writ petition has to be taken for the hearing.

Bengaluru:“Ananth Kumar Hegde recently said that the hands that touch Hindu girls should be cut. But a minister from ruling BJP government, was involved in a rape case. Few other ministers have watched blue films in the Assembly. Moreover, the workers of some organizations backed by BJP have assaulted girls in the pub attack incident. But has Hegde cut down any of those hands yet? former MLA Belur Gopalkrishna questioned.

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah Monday alleged BJP was offering Rs 50 crore each to Congress MLAs as part of its bid to topple the JDS-Congress government in Karnataka, but asserted none of them would fall for it.

Bengaluru: At a time when Bengaluru North Lok Sabha constituency hit the headlines recently over two BJP leaders placing their rights to contest from the constituency in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, another big name has now surfaced, expected to contest from Bengaluru North – former chief minister SM Krishna- is doing rounds in the political circle. Sources said that the BJP is planning to field SM Krishna from Bengaluru North to hound its political rivals.

Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said that while Yeddyurappa attempts to dislodge my government, a few from BJP itself will save this government.