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Karnataka Congress to Form Political Affairs Committee Soon
The Karnataka Congress party plans to create a new Political Affairs Committee.
This group would help the party and the state government work together better.
Party leader B.K. Hariprasad said the committee would be formed soon.
He is asking senior Congress leaders for their suggestions before choosing its members.
He also praised the state Cabinet for giving Tulu special official-language status in two districts.
Tulu is a language with a long literary and cultural history.
Hariprasad criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over the sale of public-sector companies.
He also said religion should remain a personal matter rather than becoming part of political disputes.
KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad said Karnataka Congress will soon establish a Political Affairs Committee.
The committee is intended to improve coordination between the party organisation and the state government.
Hariprasad said K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala directed state leaders to complete the process quickly.
He welcomed the Cabinet decision to grant Tulu second additional official-language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi.
Hariprasad criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over public-sector enterprises and religion-based political mobilisation.
- Who
- B.K. Hariprasad and the Karnataka Congress leadership.
- What
- The party plans to establish a Political Affairs Committee to improve coordination with the state government.
- Where
- The announcement was made near the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee office in Bengaluru.
- When
- Hariprasad announced the plan on Saturday and said the committee would be formed shortly.
- Why
- The committee is intended to improve coordination between the Congress organisation and the government.
Key facts
- Proposed body
- Political Affairs Committee
- State party
- Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
- Purpose
- Improve coordination between the party organisation and the government
- Leaders cited
- K.C. Venugopal and Randeep Singh Surjewala
- Language decision
- Tulu received second additional official-language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts
- Political criticism
- Hariprasad accused the Modi government of selling 26 public-sector enterprises and using religion in politics
Quotes
B.K. Hariprasad
President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee
“We are preparing for it. I have already sought suggestions and views from senior leaders. After taking their opinions into account, the committee will be constituted soon.”
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Sources
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