Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot had expressed his reservations about 11 paragraphs in the speech given to him by the Karnataka government, wherein the Centre's policies and move to replace MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act were criticised.
With the governor's assent to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill the city is set to be carved into ten corporations for better administration, civic services.
The 29-year-old Captain Pranjal from 63 Rashtriya Rifles was killed during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday.
Thawarchand Gehlot, the 19th Governor of Karnataka's office recently expressed dissatisfaction over a "breach of protocol" by AirAsia when the Governor was not allowed to board a flight to Hyderabad on July 27, citing a delay.
The 14-month-old Congress-JD(S) government lost the trust vote by 105-99 in the House on Tuesday after three weeks of intense power struggle in the state.
On Thursday, senior BJP leaders from Karnataka met Home Minister Amit Shah and party working president JP Nadda in Delhi.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has already missed two deadlines set by Governor Vajubhai Vala on Friday to prove majority of the coalition government.
The Speaker's decision was met with angry protest by the BJP lawmakers, while the ruling coalition members seemed relieved.
Following the second deadline, Kumaraswamy said that he has respect for the Governor, but that the second 'love' letter had hurt him.
The Centre should appoint people with integrity and constitutional knowledge to the office of Governor, says Sanjeeb Panigrahi.
