Senior Congress leader and former Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar asked Speaker Vishweswara Hegde Kageri to suspend Congress members from the House for staging a dharna in the well of the Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive day seeking resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa.
Congress members, who resorted to a night-long dharna in the House, did not allow proceedings of the Assembly by staging a protest seeking resignation of Mr. Eshwarappa for his remark that the saffron flag could in future replace the tricolour on Red Fort.
With Congress refusing to end the protest despite appeals from the Speaker and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Mr. Ramesh Kumar suggested to Mr. Kageri to suspend protesting members from the House. JD(S) leader and former Minister H D Revanna too seconded Mr. Ramesh Kumar's proposal.
