Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa attacked Congress over call for censorship (file)
Bangalore:
Congress, which is in opposition in Karnataka, expects a debate on a motion of no confidence in the BJP government led by BS Yediyurappa in the state to occur today, the last day of an Assembly session truncated by the Covid pandemic. .
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also a leader of the opposition, filed the notice on Thursday, claiming that the people of Karnataka had lost faith in the government after the Covid crisis, rampant corruption, lack of development and the deterioration of state finances.
“People are dying everywhere and every day. In the last week we have lost a central minister, a Rajya Sabha deputy and an MLA. In the case of crown corruption, there has been a corruption of almost 2 billion people. rupees and there are riots everywhere, “Siddaramaiah said on Friday.
The BJP has dismissed the call for censorship as a “political stunt” from a party that simply doesn’t have the numbers. On Friday, Chief Minister Yediyurappa responded with a terse “no objection.”
“I have no objection. Let them bring it. Every six months they must present the motion of censure. That way I will be safe for the next six months,” he told the media at Vidhan Soudha on Friday.
Yediyurappa’s confidence is based on the math that says he is unlikely to lose any votes. The ruling BJP has 116 seats in the 225-member Assembly. The Congress has 67 while the JDS Dal Secular has 33. The rest is divided between the BSP, independents and nominated members.
There are four vacant seats. All of this means that the BJP has an advantage in a chamber where the majority is 112 seats.
The Janata Dal Secular, who ruled Karnataka with Congress before their alliance (and relationship) collapsed, has also expressed doubts about the no-confidence motion.
“I think that both the Treasury bank and the main opposition bank (Congress) have some understanding about this measure. Nobody has consulted us from the side of Congress. When the discussion begins, we will decide at that time,” he said.
Today is the last day of the Karnataka Assembly, which has been interrupted due to the Covid pandemic. While 30 bills had been scheduled for debate in the monsoon session, only six were addressed.
Members have been shocked by the Covid-related deaths of North Karnataka MLA B Congress Narayan Rao (65) and BJP MP Rajya Sabha Ashok Gasti (55). The tributes to both were held in the Chamber during the current session.
With contributions from ANI, PTI
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