The Karnataka legislative Assembly plunged into pandemonium on the second day on July 4 after the opposition BJP staged a dharna in the well of the House, alleging that the Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had ‘deceived’ people of the State by ‘not implementing’ five guarantees promised in its poll manifesto.
The trouble began when Speaker U.T. Khader did not allow former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to move an adjournment motion seeking a debate on non-implementation of five guarantees by the Congress government.
The BJP sought postponement of the scheduled Question Hour and Zero Hour listed in the agenda. As soon as Question Hour started, Mr. Bommai appealed to the Speaker to give him an opportunity to make a preliminary submission on non-implementation of guarantees, including free electricity up to 200 units under Gruha Jyothi, 10 kg of rice each to BPL family members and Antyodaya card-holders under Anna Bhagya scheme, and ₹2,000 to women head of household under Gruha Lakshmi scheme.
