Has AICC stayed nominations of four people to vacant seats of Legislative Council?
Bengaluru: The Congress High Command has reportedly temporarily halted, at the last minute, the nomination of four people whose names were recommended for the four vacant seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council.
The High Command is learned to have proposed the names of senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) media head Ramesh Babu, Dalit leader DG Sagar and NRI Forum Vice-president Arathi Krishna for the seats. Accordingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had signed the recommendation and forwarded it to the Governor for approval.
Currently, however, reports have stated that the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has asked for a stay on the nomination.
With several people from various fields aspiring for the seats in the Council, CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar had prepared a list of candidates and submitted it to the AICC, which finalized the four names.
Ramesh Babu, who is a former MLC, and Mattu are members of backward class communities. Sagar belongs to a Scheduled Caste (SC) while Arathi Krishna is a member of the Vokkaliga community.
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Allahabad HC orders FIR against Rahul Gandhi in alleged dual citizenship case
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the registration of an FIR against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in connection with an alleged dual citizenship controversy.
The court also observed that after the registration of the FIR, the state government may seek the assistance of a central agency to investigate the matter.
The order was passed by a bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi on a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, who had challenged a January 28, 2026 order of a special MP/MLA court rejecting his plea for an FIR against Gandhi, who is also the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
The special court had earlier held that it was not competent to adjudicate on issues related to citizenship.
The petitioner, a BJP worker from Karnataka, had sought registration of an FIR and a detailed probe into the matter, levelling allegations against Gandhi under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Official Secrets Act, the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act.
The complaint was initially filed before the special MP/MLA court in Rae Bareli. However, on the petitioner's request, the high court transferred the case to Lucknow on December 17, 2025.
The MP/MLA court in Lucknow subsequently dismissed the plea on January 28, 2026, prompting the petitioner to approach the high court, which has now ordered registration of an FIR.
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