Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:50:43
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy lost trust vote on Tuesday, ending days of political uncertainty that has been rocking the state.
He lost the vote 105 to 99. All coalition legislators voted for the state government and all Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs voted against. There was no cross voting.
In an emotional speech just before his government faces the vote after res
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:41:08
High drama prevailed at an apartment here as Congress and BJP workers rushed there following reports about the alleged presence of two independent MLAs who withdrew support to thecoalition government and aligned with the BJP.
Amid the political turmoil, police imposed prohibitory orders in the city under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) (prevents assembly of five or more people
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 19:01:06
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Tuesday said he was ready to "sacrifice" his post happily, as he replied to the confidence motion debate in the assembly.
"I am ready to happily sacrifice this position," Kumaraswamy said after the assembly debated the confidence motion for four days.
He also said he had no intention to drag the trust vote and added, "I apologise to the Speaker and th
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:58:37
Incessant rainfall from Sunday night has hit normal life with water-logging and flooding reported in many parts of the city on Monday. Landslides were reported at Ambalamogaru. A small landslip occurred at Bejai area due to the rain, and traffic was affected in the arterial road where boulders had fallen. Kadri traffic police rushed to the spot to ensure smooth vehicular movement. An earthmover wa
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:46:06
Bengaluru: The BJP on Tuesday accused Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, battling a major political crisis threatening his government, of "wasting" the tax payers money to the last second using his position.
As there was delay in Kumaraswamy's presence in the state assembly, debating on the confidence motion moved by him on Friday, the BJP took the Twitter to send him a message.
"Ses
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:44:18
Bengaluru: The Congress on Wednesday demanded that the rebel Congress-JD(S) MLAs should come to the Assembly and participate in the proceedings on the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
"We have said we will finish this by 6 pm. We don't know why the rebels resigned. They have to come to the session. But this has happened because of the BJP. They resign and go by a speci
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:42:53
New Delhi: Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing rebel Karnataka MLAs, on Tuesday said they enjoy protection from the Supreme Court against disqualification and they were free to participate or not in the procewedings in the Assembly during the trust vote.
"15 MLAs who have got protection from the Supreme Court last week. They have protection in as much as they have the option of appeari
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:40:35
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah and Leader of the opposition B S Yeddyurappa of BJP were locked in a wordy duel in the Karnataka assembly on Tuesday over the fate of whip issued to the rebel MLAs whose resignation has threatened the continuity of the coalition government.
During the resumed debate on motion of confidence moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Yeddyurappa told Siddaram
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Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:33:36
New Delhi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday accused Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar of acting in the "most partisan manner" and deliberately delaying the trust vote to help Congress-JDS government stay afloat.
"It is very unfortunate that the deadline is extended every day. The Speaker, about whom people had great expectations, has fully disappointed us. He has behaved in the
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