Cong seeks clarity on SC order before floor test
July 18, 2019 15:36
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday suggested in the Assembly that a floor test in the House will not be appropriate until a clarification is got on the Supreme Court order allowing freedom to the 15 rebel MLAs from participating in the House proceedings.
"It is not appropriate to take a floor test in this session which is against the Constitution," he said participating in the debate on the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today.
Siddaramaiah also stated that the rebel MLAs not coming to house will be a big loss to the coalition government, "If we go ahead with the confidence motion, if the whip is applicable and they (rebel MLAs) don't come to the house because of the SC order, it will be a big loss to the coalition government."
Siddaramaiah's assertions were vociferously opposed by opposition members.
The Supreme Court in its judgement on Wednesday had said that the MLAs of the Congress - JD(S) coalition in Karnataka should not be compelled to take part in the proceedings of the State Assembly.
Congress leader D K Shivakumar also accused the BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa of misguiding the nation and the Supreme Court.
"Being a former Chief Minister, being the leader of the opposition, he (BS Yeddyurappa) is misguiding the nation, misguiding the court", Shivakumar said in Vidhan Soudha.
Interestingly, during the proceedings, the Congress' chief trouble shooter was also seen confabulating with BJP MLA B Sriramulu in the Assembly.
Shivakumar also showed pictures of the MLA who is hospitalised today and shares other details in the Karnataka Assembly.
-- ANI
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