New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reserved till Wednesday its order on petitions filed by 15 rebel MLAs of the Congress and JD-S in Karnataka seeking directions to the Assembly Speaker to accept their resignations. During the day-long arguments on Tuesday, the parties involved pointed out to a bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, […]
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SC asks Karnataka Speaker what stopped him from accepting MLAs’ resignations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Karnataka Speaker what stopped him from deciding whether to accept or reject the resignations tendered by the MLAs of the JD-S-Congress coalition on July 6. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi sought a clear response from senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi representing Speaker K.R. Ramesh […]
Karnataka CM to seek trust vote on July 18
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will seek a vote of confidence of the state Assembly on July 18, against the backdrop of 16 MLAs of the ruling Congress and JD(S) tendering their resignation. “I have directed the Chief Minister to hold the floor test in the Assembly on Thursday (July 18),” Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar […]
Rebel Karnataka MLAs feel threatened twice in 5 days
Mumbai: A group of 14 rebel Karnataka legislators lodged in a Mumbai deluxe hotel on Monday once again complained of “threats” from top Congress leaders. This is the second such development in five days. In a letter to the Senior Inspector (Head) of Powai Police Station, the 14 — who described themselves as “Respected Members of […]
Karnataka drama: 5 more Congress rebels to petition SC on resignations
Bengaluru: Five more Karnataka Congress rebel legislators are set to petition the Supreme Court asking it to direct Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to accept their resignations, sources said on Saturday. “The five rebel legislators, who also resigned from their Assembly seats, are likely to petition the apex court on Monday for its direction to […]
Karnataka crisis: Congress tries to woo rebel MLAs
Bengaluru: The beleaguered ruling Congress in Karnataka is wooing some of its rebel MLAs to withdraw their resignations and help its tottering coalition government with the JD-S survive the political crisis gripping the state, a party official said on Saturday. “Our senior leaders, including Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, D.K. Shivakumar and Krishna Byre Gowda […]
Kumaraswamy ready to seek trust vote in Karnataka Assembly
Bengaluru: A defiant Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday said he was ready to seek trust vote to prove that his JD-S-Congress coalition government had majority in the Assembly. “I am ready to seek a trust vote to prove my government has majority. I request you fix a date and time to move it in […]
Karnataka crisis: Supreme Court to hear rebel MLAs plea on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered status quo on the July 10 plea by Karnataka’s rebel Congress and JD-S MLAs alleging that Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh was delaying acceptance of their resignations. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the matter required a detailed hearing and schedule it for further hearing on […]
Congress walks out of Lok Sabha over Karnataka, Goa
New Delhi: Congress members on Thursday walked out of the Lok Sabha over the political situation in Karnataka and Goa where many of its MLAs have either quit the House or joined the BJP. The House was plunged into uproar when a Congress request to raise the issue during Zero Hour was not allowed by Speaker […]
Karnataka drama ends, claims DK Shivakumar as he is to be ‘deported’ to Bengaluru
Mumbai: Signalling an end to a day full of high political drama in Mumbai, Karnataka Congress leader and Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed hope that “all the rebel Congress-Janata Dal (S) MLAs would return home and the state government would survive the crisis” as he was set to be deported to Bengaluru by the Mumbai Police later […]