Umar Khalid a Nationalist, Says Karnataka Cong Chief Hariprasad

Umar Khalid Nationalist Row: BJP leader CT Ravi hits back at Hariprasad, accuses Congress of ‘Bharat Todo’ politics

BENGALURU: BJP MLC CT Ravi has launched a sharp attack on KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad over his description of Umar Khalid as a “nationalist”, accusing the Congress leader of insulting patriots and making a statement that, according to him, reflected an “anti-national mindset”. Reacting to Hariprasad’s remarks at the BJP office in Malleshwaram, Ravi said he had considered Hariprasad a political opponent but was shocked by what he described as …

Umar Khalid is a nationalist, says Karnataka Congress president

Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad calls jailed activist Umar Khalid a nationalist; BJP condemns, amid ABVP protest over NLSIU documentary screening.

Rajya Sabha member Nagaraj takes exception to KPCC president’s statement

Rajya Sabha member and national vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, M. Nagaraj, has condemned KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad’s statement criticising ABVP for its opposition to the screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid.

Umar Khalid a nationalist, says Karnataka Cong chief Hariprasad

Karnataka Congress chief B K Hariprasad on Tuesday called the jailed student activist Umar Khalid a nationalist. He said the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), which has

Umar Khalid is a nationalist: Hariprasad asks ABVP to shut up

Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president BK Hariprasad on Tuesday, September 15, hit out at the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for opposing the screening of a documentary on activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru. Reacting to the controversy at Vidhana Soudha, Hariprasad defended Khalid and said the ABVP had no moral standing to question him. “Umar Khalid is a nationalist. The…

Karnataka Congress chief’s ‘Umar Khalid a nationalist’ remark triggers BJP-Cong spat

Karnataka Congress chief’s ‘Umar Khalid a nationalist’ remark triggers BJP-Cong spat Bengaluru:  A political exchange has erupted in Karnataka over State Congress president B. K. Hariprasad’s description of student activist Umar Khalid as a “nationalist”, with BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy criticising the Congress leader’s remarks. Reacting […]