Karnataka Government allocates 69% of its ad budget to National Herald in 2024-25; BJP cries foul

Karnataka Government allocates 69% of its ad budget to National Herald in 2024-25; BJP cries foul

The Karnataka government reportedly gave more advertisements to the Congress party-linked newspaper, National Herald, than to any other national daily in the state. Following this revelation, the opposition BJP has accused Congress of misusing public funds. According to government records, the state government’s advertising budget allocated crores of rupees to the National Herald. Reports suggest that over the past two consecutive years, the Kar…

Karnataka govt 'bribed' Gandhi family through National Herald: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Bengaluru, Jan 8 (PTI) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday alleged that the Congress government "bribed" the Nehru-Gandhi family by funnelling taxpayer money to the National Herald newspaper through government advertisements.Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar found nothing wrong in the state government’s decision to give advertisements to the National Herald newspaper."The Congress government in Karnataka has given more advertis…