Eighteen BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday for "disrespecting" Speaker U T Khader. On Khader's direction, Marshals evicted the MLAs, who tried to surround the Speaker's chair.
The suspension resolution, moved by state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, was adopted by the Assembly.
Eighteen BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday for "disrespecting" Speaker U T Khader. On Khader's direction, Marshals evicted the MLAs, who tried to surround the Speaker's chair.
The suspension resolution, moved by state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, was adopted by the Assembly.
The incident occurred on the last day of the assembly's budget session, when the opposition BJP MLAs staged a massive protest.
Earlier, the BJP members had protested from the well of the house, accusing the government of attempting to "honey trap" a minister and demanding a judicial probe into the matter and the opposition members also protested against a Bill amendment over the allocation of a four percent reservation to Muslims in public contracts.
The legislators climbed onto the podium where Speaker Khader라이브 바카라 chair is situated and threw papers at him.
BJP and JD(S) members stormed into the well of the House, protesting with CDs in hand and shouting slogans, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured them of a high-level probe on the honey trap issue. The protest was also sparked by opposition anger over the allocation of a four percent reservation to Muslims in public contracts.
Those who were suspended are the BJP chief whip Doddanna Gouda Patil, C N Ashwath Narayan, S R Vishwanath, B A Basavaraju, M R Patil, Channabasappa, B Suresh Gowda, Umanath Kotyan, Sharanu Salagar, Dr Shailendra Beldale, C K Ramamurthy, Yashpal Suvarna, B P Harish, Bharath Shetty, Dheeraj Muniraju, Chandru Lamani, Muniratna and Basavaraj Mattimood.
While reading out the suspension order, Khader said, “The incident has hurt us a lot and it라이브 바카라 painful. This seat is not just a chair. This is the symbol of democracy, truth and justice. To speak from this chair is a matter of pride.
Every member should protect the dignity and sanctity of this chair. None of us are above the chair. Our personal sentiments should not be above the dignity of this chair. We should behave with commitment, calm and civilised way. Let this incident be a lesson for us. Let us in the coming days respect constitution and sanctity of this chair.”
“This chair cannot tolerate interrupting the proceedings of the House, ignoring the dignity of the Chair and behaving in a way that damages the parliamentary traditions,” he addded.
As the suspended legislators remained in the assembly, they were forcefully evicted by marshals.
Leader of Opposition, R Ashoka condemned the resolution, saying that the government should be ashamed after Minister K N Rajanna raised the issue of "honey trap" and it failed to protect him.
A similar display of unruly behavior was witnessed in the Legislative Council, where BJP MLCs tore the bill and threw it into the well of the House, directly in front of Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti.
The Bill was presented in the Assembly further amends the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (KTPP) Act, 1999 and it was piloted by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil.
The Cabinet on last Friday had approved an amendment to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (KTPP) Act, reserving for Muslims 4 per cent of contracts in (civil) works valued up to Rs 2 crore, and goods/services procurement contracts up to Rs 1 crore. This was announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in his 2025-26 Budget, presented on March 7.
At present, Karnataka has reservation in civil works contracts for SC/STs (24 per cent) and OBC contractors belonging to Category-1 (4 per cent) and Category-2A (15 per cent).
There were demands to add Muslims under Category-2B of the OBCs with a reservation of 4 per cent.
The BJP has termed the Karnataka government라이브 바카라 move to provide four per cent reservation to Muslims in government contracts an "unconstitutional misadventure", and had said it will oppose it at all levels, including challenging it in court, until it is rolled back.
The opposition BJP and JD(S) created a ruckus in the Karnataka Assembly on Friday, demanding a judicial probe by a sitting High Court judge into the alleged "honey-trap" attempt involving a minister and other politicians.
Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna had informed the Assembly on Thursday that there had been attempts to honey-trap him and that at least 48 politicians across parties had fallen victim to similar schemes.
Addressing the issue, Siddaramaiah stated that no one would be protected, regardless of their position, and that the government would ensure a thorough investigation and necessary action.
"Rajanna has spoken about an attempt to honey-trap him. Home Minister G Parameshwara has already responded, stating that a high-level investigation will be conducted. Let Rajanna file a complaint. All Congress, BJP, and JD(S) members will be provided protection. Those who have violated the law must be punished accordingly," he said.
A probe would be conducted to identify those behind the honey-trap attempt, Siddaramaiah assured. "It is our responsibility to protect all citizens of the state. We will ensure a high-level investigation."
Home Minister Parameshwara reiterated that Rajanna had expressed his intent to file a complaint and had requested an investigation but had yet to formally submit it.