Karnataka crisis: Assembly Session from today, Congress issues whip

Mangloretoday.com

Bengaluru, July 12: Ahead of the the Monsoon session on Friday, 12 July, Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah issued a whip to all MLAs to attend the session and pass the Finance Bill, failing which they will be disqualified under anti-defection law.

Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has given appointment for 4 pm on 12 July, to three of the five MLAs whose resignations were in the prescribed format, reported ANI.

Earlier on 11 July, Kumar addressed the media and said it can take anywhere between a week or a month for the political crisis in Karnataka to end, adding that he is "in a fix" regarding accepting the rebel MLAs resignations.

The BJP’s numbers in the 224-member Assembly have gone up to 107, after two Independents extended their support to BJP.Bangalore Police has enforced Section 144 extending up to 2 kilometers around Vidhan Soudha from 11 to 14 July.

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Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has given appointment for 4 pm on Friday, 12 July, to three of the five MLAs whose resignations were in the prescribed format, reported ANI.

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