BJP releases list of candidates for June 13 MLC elections in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced the list of its three candidates for the biennial Legislative Council elections for the 11 seats on June 13.
These seats are falling vacant due to the retirement of the sitting members on June 17.
The BJP has named former minister C T Ravi, sitting MLC N Ravikumar and party leader Dr M G Muley. The JD(S) is likely to announce its candidate on Monday, JD(S) sources said.
The Congress has not announced its candidates for seven seats.
Based on the present strength of MLAs in the Assembly, the Congress can field seven candidates, BJP-JD(S) combine can field four. The Congress has 133 MLAs, BJP - 66 and JD(S) - 19 MLAs. The Congress claims that it has the support of four other MLAs, including two independents.
The Congress sources said the list of candidates may be revealed by this evening. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah's name is finalised, it said, adding that Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju's name is almost finalised.
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Allahabad High Court directs Centre to decide on Rahul Gandhi's citizenship by December 19
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has instructed the Union Home Ministry to decide on a petition regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship. The Bench, led by Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, set a deadline of December 19, 2024, for the government to update the Court on the matter.
The petition, filed by S Vignesh Shishir, requests a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that Rahul Gandhi holds British citizenship. Shishir claims that evidence, including confidential emails shared by VSS Sarma, suggests Gandhi may be a British citizen. However, due to UK data protection laws, the British government has not disclosed full details without Gandhi's consent.
During the November 25 hearing, Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey informed the Court that the Home Ministry is reviewing the representation. The Court directed the government to report on the status of the petition by the next hearing on December 19.
A similar petition challenging Rahul Gandhi's citizenship is pending before the Delhi High Court, where the matter will be heard after the Allahabad High Court's proceedings.
