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New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
BJP to move court over suspension of MLAs from Karnataka assembly
BENGALURU: The state BJP leadership has decided to move court this week against the suspension of 18 of the party MLAs from the Assembly by Speaker UT Khader. The Speaker suspended the MLAs in March for a period of six months while there was a heated argument and discussion on alleged honey-trapping scandal and 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts. The MLAs and the BJP party leaders have been approaching the Speaker ever since they were suspended but in vain. They even approached the Governor last month, requesting him to revoke their suspension. The suspended MLAs are not only barred from attending the Assembly proceedings but are also restricted from taking part in any of the committee meetings. Speaking to TNIE, Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Assembly and BJP MLA Aravind Bellad said the Speaker has no power to suspend MLAs for more than one session. 'Speaker cannot restrict MLAs from taking up their responsibilities, including attending the committee meetings. We have been approaching the Speaker, but he is not responding,'' he said. The Speaker is the one who has to resign from the primary membership of the party. 'Speaker acts like the Congress party MLA,'' he said. The BJP is also planning to protest against the Speaker during the three-day All-India Speakers' Conference that will be held in Bengaluru during September.
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Karnataka MLA warns of Pakistan nationals in twin cities Hubballi, Dharwad
Aravind Bellad, MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, has written to the police commissioner in Hubballi Dharwad, expressing suspicion that some Pakistani national were roaming around suspiciously in the twin cities. The Deputy Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly, said he had reports of unknown and suspicious people from various countries, including Pakistan, roaming around in mosques and other places. He sought an investigation in to the matter and legal action against such people. 'I am sure suspicion they are not locals. These new faces belong to unknown and suspicious people. It feels that they are citizens of a foreign country. There is also information that they are living in various slum areas of the twin cities (including Jannat Nagar in Dharwad). Such persons should be questioned and appropriate action should be taken against them. This should be done to prevent unpleasant incidents in the metropolis,' MLA Bellad said.
