The Bill was taken up for discussion in the Assembly in Belagavi, where Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara detailed its provisions and explained the need to clearly define hate speech and hate crimes within a legal framework.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar sparked controversy by singing the RSS anthem in the Assembly amid a debate on the Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede. Facing BJP’s attack, he apologised to Congress and the INDIA bloc, reaffirming his loyalty to the party while ruling out ties with BJP or RSS.
The Karnataka Assembly has passed the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024, which aims to decentralize governance of Bengaluru city by forming multiple corporations amidst opposition walk outs.
The opposition, comprising the BJP and Janata Dal (Secular), is also enraged by the schedule of the budget session, arguing that it is too short to allow for a thorough examination and evaluation of the budget in the House.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will extend an invitation to opposition leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony
The Congress party has stated that the ruling BJP is violating the highest tradition in the state by organizing the address of Om Birla to both members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.
Fantasy cricket is expected to be the most affected among all games of skill, as the ban falls right at the start of the biggest T20 cricket season in recent years.
The opposition is determined to rake up the temple demolition issues in both the Houses as the ruling BJP is in a fix over the issue on the backdrop of the Supreme Court orders to clear religious structures built in public places.
Earlier on Sunday, Yediyurappa had said that he was '100 per cent confident' of proving majority in the House.
The trust vote comes a day after Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualified 14 rebel legislators belonging to the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S).
