1. One more day of a stormy legislature session is on the cards, with the Chief Minister’s reply to the discussion on the budget pushed to today after the session on Wednesday was lost to noisy scenes over alleged ‘pro-Pakistan’ slogans being raised in the Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday. The BJP stalled proceedings demanding dismissal of the government and an NIA probe into the alleged incident of the supporters of Nassir Hussain, who won Rajya Sabha elections, raising ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans during victory celebrations. The government has said that an FSL report is awaited on the video footages of the incident, and action will be initiated based on what the result shows.
2. The much-awaited socio-economic survey (caste census) report, which has been opposed by two dominant land owning communities of Lingayats and Vokkaligas, is expected to be submitted by the Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes K. Jayaprakash Hegde to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today.
3. The deadline to implement the new language rule in signboards of shops and establishments has been pushed by two more weeks. The earlier deadline for shops to ensure 60% Kannada text in top half of signboards was today.
