Updated: December 15, 2020 8:33:46 pm
A joint delegation of lawmakers from the BJP-JD (S) met with the Governor of Karnataka, Vajubhai Vala, to file a formal complaint on the matter.
Hours later chaos broke out in the Karnataka Legislative Council As lawmakers mistreated Vice President SL Dharmegowda, Senior Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday asked the council chairman, K Prathapchandra Shetty, to “step down immediately” saying he did not represent the majority in the upper house.
The CM said that the events that took place in the House were “unprecedented in the history of India”. “We saw the vice president of the House being dragged away by his own. There is no better example to indicate the culture of Congress. The president should have resigned at least then, ”he said.
“With the members (of the Council) of the JD (S) saying openly that they were with the BJP and that they no longer supported the Congress, the president had to resign because of his knowledge that he no longer had a majority in the House,” he added. .
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A joint delegation of lawmakers from the BJP and JD (S) met with the Governor of Karnataka, Vajubhai Vala, to file a formal complaint on the matter.
Ministers Laxman Savadi, Basavaraj Bommai, R Ashok, JC Madhuswamy and MLCs Ramesh Gowda, Basavaraj Horatti and Puttana Shetty were among those who met with the governor and demanded that President K Prathapchandra Shetty resign from office “for losing trust without majority in the House “.
Meanwhile, Congress alleged that BJP-JD (S) lawmakers had “blocked” the president who was reluctant to enter the House from hastily calling the session with the vice president in the seat.
“They (BJP-JDS) tried to start the session even before the long bell rang by having the vice president in the seat. This shows that the BJP has neither respect nor faith towards the Constitution and the democratic system, ”said Congress MLC Prakash Rathod.
In reaction to the accusation, Yediyurappa said: “He (Shetty) would have continued if we had not had the majority. Although the JD (S) had clarified that the vice president will be seated, he should question whether Congress had a majority today and not whether the bell was ringing.
Lawmakers from all parties are now holding separate consultations to plan the next step. The presentation of the contentious bill against the slaughter of cows It is also in limbo at the present time, due to the heated events.
In the Karnataka Council, the BJP is the largest party with 31 members, followed by the Congress with 29 members, including the president. While the JD (S) has 14 members, an independent MLC is also part of the Karnataka Legislative Council today.
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