Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) veteran Deve Gowda on Saturday welcomed the central government’s decision on awarding Bharat Ratna and asked those questioning the move not to differ with the Centre on this issue. “Unnecessary, let us not try to again differ on a major issue taken by […]
Proposal to make Kharge INDIA bloc leader countered by “own friends”: HD Deve Gowda in Rajya Sabha
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda, speaking in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, alleged that the idea of Mallikarjun Kharge leading the INDIA alliance was countered by the Congress chief’s “own friends.” Gowda said that the same thing had happened when Kharge’s name was being considered […]
HD Deve Gowda congratulates BJP as it heads towards victory in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan
Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) Chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday as it is comfortably heading towards a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Taking to ‘X’, Deve Gowda wrote, “My party congratulates the top leadership of @BJP4India especially Prime Minister @narendramodi, for their splendid performance […]
Former PM Deve Gowda to miss G20 dinner hosted by President Murmu due to health reasons
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Friday informed that he won’t be able to attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu due to health reasons. Deve Gowda, who has been invited to the G20 dinner on September 9, said he has communicated his decision to the government and wished the G20 Summit a grand success. […]
Row over Azaan on loudspeakers: Former PM Deve Gowda says ‘end of BJP in Karnataka’
Amidst a raging row in Karnataka where several outfits have demanded a ban on the use of mosques using loudspeakers to offer Azaan, former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda has said that implementing such a policy would put an end to the rule of the […]
PM Modi meets former PM Deve Gowda in Parliament today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the former Prime Minister of India and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), H D Deve Gowda in the Parliament. “Had a great meeting with our former PM Shri @H_D_Devegowda Ji in Parliament today,” PM Modi tweeted. The meeting took place on the second […]
Deve Gowda to contest Rajya Sabha election from Karnataka
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) leader HD Deve Gowda has decided to contest Rajya Sabha elections, news agency ANI reported. He is doing this at the request of party legislators, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and many other leaders, ANI further reported. His son and former Karnataka chief […]
Former PM Deve Gowda to be back in Parliament through RS route
Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda might return to Parliament via the Upper House, if the current planning in the party is any indication. In the Lok Sabha elections last year, Gowda who “sacrificed” his traditional stronghold of Hassan to his grandson Prajwal Revanna, had […]