Congress MLAs protest in Karnataka Assembly over Eshwarappa's saffron flag remark
India | Feb 18, 2022, 08:34 AM ISTThe Chief Minister charged that Congress failed to act as a responsible Opposition party in the Karnataka Assembly.
The Chief Minister charged that Congress failed to act as a responsible Opposition party in the Karnataka Assembly.
The "Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021", provides for the protection of the right to freedom of religion and prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement, or by any fraudulent means.
The Congress party has stated that it's against the principle and spirit of the constitution and ruling BJP is violating the highest tradition in the state by organising the address of Om Birla to both members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Abraham has alleged that Yediyurappa and others, including their son and relatives, received kickbacks from a contractor to restart a stalled housing project of the Bangalore Development Authority.
Amid bedlam, the controversial anti-cow slaughter bill was passed in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday, with the Congress membersstaging a walkout in protest.
In just three hours, the Karnataka Assembly passed nine Bills including crucial ones like Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill on Friday.
Initial trends showed the Congress and JD(S) were ahead in two seats, while independent candidate was maintaining lead in Hoskote. BJP candidates who are leading are- Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur), Anand Singh (Vijayanagara), Ramesh Jarkiholi (Gokak), B C Patil (Hirekerur), Shrimant Patil (Kagwad), K Sudhakar (Chikkaballapura), Mahesh Kumthalli (Athani), Arun Kumar Guttur (Ranebennur), Gopalaiah (Mahalakshmi Layout) and Byrathi Basavaraj (K R Puram).
Early trends from Yeshvanthapura show that BJP's ST Somashekhar is leading. Congress' P Nagaraj is trailing.
Kumar had disqualified these 17 MLAs of ruling the Congress-JD(S) coalition ahead of a trust vote in July. The then chief minister H D Kumaraswamy had resigned after losing the trust vote, which paved the way for the BJP-led government in the state under B S Yediyurappa.
This was the first-ever expansion of Yediyurappa's ministry after he assumed office on July 26 and proved his government's majority on the floor of the Assembly on July 29.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has been elected unopposed as the speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The development comes after former Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had tendered his resignation from his post, soon after BS Yediyurappa government won floor test in the house.
Just a day ahead of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's confidence motion, Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs. Of the lawmakers who faced the action, 11 are from the Congress and three from JDS. Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified 3 rebel Congress MLAs under the anti-defection law.
With the Congress-JD(S) government losing the trust vote in Karnataka, the BJP said on Tuesday the exit of the "corrupt, illegitimate" coalition dispensation is good news for the state's people.
The Chief Minister moved the confidence motion on July 18 to prove majority after the 14-month fledgeling JD-S-Congress coalition government was reduced to minority following the resignation of 15 rebel legislators of the ruling combine and withdrawal of support by two Independents in the 225-member Assembly, including one nominated without voting right.
The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the joint petitions the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filed on July 19, challenging its July 17 interim order that their 15 rebel legislators who resigned would not be compelled to attend the Assembly for the floor test although it defies their whip and hence disqualify them under the anti-defection law (10th Schedule of the Constitution).
The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will hear the joint petitions the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filed on July 19, challenging its July 17 interim order that their 15 rebel legislators who resigned would not be compelled to attend the Assembly for the floor test although it defies their whip and hence disqualify them under the anti-defection law (10th Schedule of the Constitution).
Amid heated debate during the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy took a dig a rival BJP by raising the issue of lemons and black magic. Attacking the BJP for mocking his brother and Karnataka PWD minister HD Revanna for carrying lemon with him to events, Kumaraswamy in the Assembly asked if black magic and lemons could save the government.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was asked prove his majority on the floor of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on or before 6:00 pm today. Nearly 100 BJP legislators had spent the night in Karnataka Assembly on Thursday, which will resume operations at 11:00 am on Friday. The MLAs were served Masala Dosa and curd rice. Many went to sleep early after a long day in the House due to heated exchanges and acrimonious scenes in the House.
The legislators had 'masala dosa' and curd rice for supper in the assembly lounges. Many went to sleep early after a long day in the House due to heated exchanges and acrimonious scenes in the House, as the ruling combine was reportedly delayed in going through the crucial vote.
The Karnataka assembly was adjourned till Friday morning amid acrimony during the debate on the motion of confidence moved by chief minister H DKumaraswamy to decide the fate of his 14-month-old government.
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