Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi visited Karnataka to campaign for their party’s candidates. Priyanka Gandhi addressed a rally in Chitradurga and Bengaluru, while Amit Shah led a roadshow in Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency. The Supreme Court reminded the Centre and Karnataka about resolving the differences over drought relief amicably. Meanwhile, Congress leaders and activists, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bengaluru, alleging discrimination by the Centre. Karnataka has filed a case against the Centre for delaying drought relief. In another development, BJP MLC K.P. Nanjundi, a jeweler from the Vishwa Karma community, submitted his resignation to Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti. Actor and activist Prakash Raj spoke about the importance of the Constitution at an event in Bengaluru. Law Minister H.K. Patil shared details about the setting up of a special court for the speedy hearing of Neha Hiremath’s murder case. The incident has sparked a political controversy, with BJP calling it a case of ‘attempted love jihad’. In non-political news, Karnataka celebrated World Book Day with various events, including an inauguration by writer and film director Baraguru Ramachandrappa. Vocal concerts were also organized as part of the Sri Rama Navami Festival. The Ramaseva Mandali presented concerts by Girijashankar Sundaresan and Balu Masti and party, while the Sree Seshadripuram Ramaseva Samithi organized a vocal concert by Omkarnath Havaldar and party. For more details on these developments, read the full article.