CM Siddaramaiah to table his 15th budget on February 16
Bengaluru, Jan 18: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who holds the finance portfolio will present the budget on February 16.
Briefing reporters, state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said the Karnataka legislature session will take place from February 12 to 23.
The session will start with the joint address to the both houses of Karnataka legislature by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.
"The budget will be tabled on February 16 and the session will go on till February 23," Patil added.
According to official sources, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be tabling his 15th budget on February 16, in a record of sorts.
Siddaramaiah was the finance minister from 1994-1999, and has also presented budgets as chief minister who was in charge of the Finance Ministry from 2013-18.
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Last year he presented his 14th budget, soon after the Congress won the May assembly elections and he became CM, taking over the finance portfolio as before.
In other cabinet decisions, it has been decided that a five-member cabinet sub-committee will be constituted, headed by state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara in connection with the dispute related to Inam Dattatreya Peeth and Baba Budan Swami Dargah.
The sub-committee will "verify the case and give its recommendation in a comprehensive way so that it helps in expressing the state government's stand and filing the written objections and statement in the Supreme Court" in connection with an objection petition filed in the apex court by Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri.
Khadri has challenged the Karnataka High Court order on a petition filed by Guru Dattatreya Peetha Devasthana Samvardhana Samithi.
The members in the panel are Minister H K Patil, Karnataka Hindu Religious Endowment Minister Ramalinga Reddy, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda and Chikkamagaluru District In Charge Minister K J George.
The cabinet also gave its nod to increase the Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation's (KMDC) share capital from Rs 600 crore to Rs 1,200 crore.
According to the cabinet note, the existing share capital was Rs 600 crore. Since its inception, the KMDC has got Rs 1,099 crore as share capital from the Karnataka government.
The cabinet agreed to announce the 12th Century AD social reformer and poet Jagadjyoti' Lord Basaveshwara as Karnataka's Cultural Leader'.
Basaveshwara laid the foundation of the Lingayat sect where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Shivalinga. His teachings were revolutionary and considered way ahead of time.
The cabinet also gave its approval to offer guarantee to the Karnataka Electricity Corporation Limited to take on loan Rs 4,430 crore from banks and financial institutions.
The loan amount comprises Rs 1,630 crore for the year 2022-23 and Rs 2,800 crore for the current year, an official note on cabinet decision said.
The cabinet also decided that Freedom Park in Shivamogga city will be named after famous Vachanakara Allama Prabhu.
Allama Prabhu was one of the prominent figures during the revolutionary Vachana movement in Karnataka. He was also instrumental in setting up of the world's first parliament known as Anubhava Mantapa' and also presided over its proceedings.
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Guv invites Hemant Soren to form govt in Jharkhand, oath on Nov 28
Ranchi, Nov 24: JMM leader Hemant Soren on Sunday met Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and staked claim to form the government, soon after leaders of the INDIA bloc in the state unanimously elected him as the legislature party leader.
He resigned as the chief minister, before staking claim to form the government. He will officiate as the acting chief minister till oath is administered to him on November 28.
"I met the governor. We staked claim to form the government, and handed over support letter of alliance partners to him. He invited us to form the government. The swearing in ceremony will be held on November 28," Soren told reporters after meeting Gangwar.
Soren, who drove to the Raj Bhavan in his car, said the governor asked him to officiate as the acting chief minister in the interim.
Soren will be sworn in as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand, which was carved out of Bihar on November 15, 2000. He will be sworn in as the chief minister for the fourth term.
Earlier, leaders and MLAs of the alliance, during a meeting at Hemant Soren's residence here, unanimously elected him as the coalition's leader.
Congress's Jharkhand in-charge and party general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir and senior party leader Rajesh Thakur also attended the meeting, besides legislators of the coalition parties.
In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led alliance on Saturday stormed to power in Jharkhand for a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite an all-out blitz by the BJP-led NDA which managed only 24 seats.
The majority mark in the state assembly is 41 seats.
Soren retained the Barhait seat by defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes.
Soren had to resign as the CM in January before being arrested by the ED in a money laundering case.
He is out on bail after he was released from jail on June 28 after nearly five months, as the high court granted him bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
He had resigned as the CM shortly before his arrest on January 31 by the ED.
Hemant Soren, the son of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, began his political career in 2009 as a Rajya Sabha member, but his tenure in the upper House of Parliament was short-lived.
He resigned in 2010 to become the deputy chief minister in the BJP-led Arjun Munda government. However, the alliance collapsed in 2012, leading to President's Rule in the state. Despite this setback, Soren's resolve to lead Jharkhand never faltered.
In 2013, Soren became the state's youngest chief minister at the age of 38, forming the government with the support of Congress and RJD.
However, his first term was short-lived, as the BJP took power in 2014, and Soren became leader of the opposition.
A pivotal moment in his career came in 2016 when the BJP-led government attempted to amend laws protecting tribal land, such as the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act and the Santhal Pargana Tenancy Act.
Soren led a massive movement to protect tribal rights, which not only earned him widespread support but also set the stage for his return to power.
In 2019, Soren, with the backing of his allies Congress and RJD, reclaimed the chief minister's office. His JMM party won 30 seats.
This time, the party won 34 seats, its highest ever tally in the 81-member Jharkhand Assembly, signaling the growing popularity of his leadership.
