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Priyank Kharge’s supporters attempt to besiege BJP leader

BJP leader Rathod claims he was attacked by a group of miscreants, but police are trying to prove it an accident. Supporters of Rural Development Minister Kharge tried to besiege Rathod, but police intervened. Rathod was taken to Farhatabad police station without warrant and held for 24 hrs. He claims…

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Keep Manikanth Rathod away from Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts, State govt. urged

Congress spokesperson demands action to keep BJP leader Rathod away from Kalaburagi and Yadgir districts. Allegations against Minister Kharge proved false. Police urged to take legal action to keep Rathod away.

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BJP leader Manikanth Rathod portraying accident as attack: Police

The Kalaburagi district police investigation has revealed that the BJP leader Manikanth Rathod, who was said to be attacked by a group of miscreants on the National Highway 150 at Malagatti in Chittapur taluk on November 18 midnight, was trying to portray the accident as an attack.

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Five-day deadline set for police to arrest culprits who attacked BJP leader Manikanth Rathod

Former Legislator P. Rajeev has set a five-day deadline for District Police to arrest the culprits who attacked BJP leader Manikanth Rathod. He criticized the district administration and Police Department for their failure to maintain law and order. He likened the ruling Congress to Nizam rule and asked Minister Priyank…

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District authorities foil Banjara community protest to condemn attack on BJP leader Manikanth Rathod

Banjara community leaders condemn attack on their leader, Mr. Rathod, and demand immediate arrest of culprits; protest planned in Kalaburagi foiled by district authorities imposing Section 144. Leaders allowed to submit memorandum at Deputy Commissioner's office.

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MP tells Priyank Kharge to shun vindictive politics, instead focus on development works

MP Jadhav accuses Kharge of revenge politics in Kalaburagi; urges him to focus on development instead. He cites recent incidents of crime, including kidnapping of panchayat members, death of constable & man in police custody, as examples of Kharge's inaction.

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BJP doesn’t have moral right to question Congress, says Priyank Kharge

Priyank Kharge hits out at BJP for criticizing Congress govt's 100 days in power. He says BJP is frustrated after losing power & has no moral right to question Congress. He also questions integrity of Siddalinga Swamy for supporting BJP's milk-powder thief.

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Manikanth Rathod holds Priyank Kharge responsible for police action against scheduled protest in Chittapur

BJP leader Manikanth Rathod held Cong. leader Priyank Kharge responsible for his preventive detention by Kalaburagi District Police. He accused the police of failing to maintain law & order & demanded CM Siddaramaiah remove Kharge as district in-charge. He also accused Madbool Police of refusing to lodge complaint against Kharge.

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BJP leader Manikanth Rathod taken into preventive custody by police in Kalaburagi

Karnataka BJP leader Manikanth Rathod was detained by Kalaburagi District Police for planning to protest police negligence in the murder of Devanand R. Koraba. A case was booked against him for airing a "fake" video. He is facing several criminal cases in multiple districts. He was banished from Kalaburagi for…

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Priyank Kharge is misusing power and indulging in vendetta politics, says Manikanth Rathod

Manikanth Rathod, a BJP leader from Chittapur, has said that Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge is indulging revenge politics against him by misusing his power and getting a series of police cases booked against him one after the other. Addressing a media conference in Kalaburagi on…

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Manikanth Rathod says Priyank Kharge should focus on development works at least now

BJP leader Manikanth Rathod, who has made several allegations against Congress leader and Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge in the past, on Monday continued his tirade against the latter stating that Mr. Kharge should stop criticising the BJP and instead, focus on development works.

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Polling staff replaced for casting woman’s vote for rival candidate in Chittapur

Following the candidate’s intervention, Election Officer Naveen Kumar replaced the errant officer who was later taken into police custody.

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I am already living a bonus period, Kharge says in response to a death threat to him

Obliquely responding to the alleged death threat issued by Manikanth Rathod, a history-sheeter contesting the Assembly Elections from Chittapur constituency in Kalaburagi district as BJP candidate against his son and Congress candidate Priyank Kharge, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that he was already living the “bonus…

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Vedike seeks KCOCA against Manikanth Rathod

Kalaburagi Nagarika Sauhardha Vedike, a consortium of various progressive organisations, staged a protest in Kalaburagi city on Sunday demanding the Home Department to invoke Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) 2000 against rowdy-sheeter and BJP candidate Manikanth Rathod and banish him from the district.

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Congress questions timing of I-T raids in Kalaburagi

Condemning Income Tax raids on the houses and business outlets of Congress leaders and supporters on Saturday, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson and former Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the timing of the raids ahead of Assembly Elections in the State.

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Plot to assassinate Kharge family appears to have been hatched by BJP top brass: Congress

Referring to the audio clip in which Manikanth Rathod, a BJP candidate for Chittapur allegedly expressed his intentions to “finish off” AICC president M. Mallikarjun Kharge and his family, Congress leaders in Kalaburagi alleged that the conspiracy to assassinate the Kharge family must have been hatched by the BJP’s top…

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People will teach Rathod a lesson: Priyank Kharge

What mistakes have my family members committed, that the Chittapur Constituency BJP candidate Manikanth Rathod threatens to kill my [Kharge] family members. In my political career, I have seen many like Manikanth Rathod and the Constituency people will teach him a lesson “ MLA Priyank Kharge said on Saturday.

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Karnataka CM promises inquiry into audio clip threatening Kharge family

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai told journalists in Hubballi that a case would be registered and an investigation would be conducted into the clip, which is doing the rounds on social media, after confirming its veracity

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Insult to Prime Minister amounts to insult to nation, says Yogi Adityanath in response to Kharge’s ‘venomous snake’ jibe

Unleashing a verbal attack on All India Congress Committee president M. Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a venomous snake, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held that insult to the Prime Minister was an insult to India. Mr. Adityanath was in Wadi of Chittapur constituency to campaign…

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Will BJP leaders campaigning for Manikanth Rathod highlight his criminal background, asks Priyank Kharge

Former Minister and Chittapur MLA Priyank Kharge alleged that BJP leaders are so desperate to win the Assembly elections, as all surveys are indicating that the Congress is ahead.

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PM Modi in Kalaburagi on May 2, Chittapur on May 6

BJP’s Sate general secretary N. Ravikumar has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a road show and address a rally in favour of party candidates in Kalaburagi district in the first week of May.

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