Trust vote before 6 pm: K'taka guv to Speaker

July 19, 2019 16:02

Karnataka crisis update: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala sends a letter to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy asking him to prove his majority before 6 pm, today. This comes after the Speaker did not adhere to the governor's earlier request of a 1:30 pm deadline to hold the trust vote. Yesterday afternoon, the governor had also given a 'end of the day' deadline.

IN reality, the floor test seems unlikely before Monday.

Karnataka Congress President Dinesh Gundu Rao has approached the Supreme Court claiming that the SC order (on rebel MLAs) had violated the party's right to issue whip to its MLAs. The application filed by Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao sought clarification on the order, which said the 15 rebel MLAs cannot be compelled to participate in the ongoing Assembly proceedings, saying that the direction compromises with the party's right to issue whip.

It said the apex court's order "whittles down" the power of a political party to issue whip to its MLAs as it has a constitutional right to do so and the court can't restrict that.

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy has also approached the SC against the governor saying he cannot dictate terms and his deadline is unconstitutional.

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