1. Karnataka Assembly adopts 5 bills amidst din due to dharna by combined Opposition
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly adopted five Bills amidst din created due to a dharna by the combined Opposition members of the BJP and JD(S), who demanded the sacking of Housing Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmed over his remarks related to the Speaker’s chair. When they refused to get back to their seats, Speaker U. T. Khader proceeded with the agenda of taking up bills for consideration. Four of the five bills were adopted without any discussion.
Meanwhile, the BJP, which suffered an embarrassment in the Assembly last week due to lack of floor co-ordination among its members on whether to boycott or stage a dharna, has now introduced a system of holding a daily meeting to decide its legislature floor plan before commencement of session. About 15 senior members of the party, including State president B. Y. Vijayendra, participated in the meeting convened by Leader of Opposition R. Ashok on December 11.
