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Karnataka assembly passes budget amid BJP ruckus, adjourned sine die
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SME Times News Bureau | 16 Feb, 2019
The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the budget for 2019-20 amid
ruckus by the opposition BJP over an attack on its legislator's house at
Hassan, allegedly by workers of the ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) on
Wednesday.
"Sensing no let-up in the disruption of the
proceedings by BJP legislators, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy moved
the finance bill for the approval of the assembly by voice vote on the
direction of Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar without debate," a senior
official told IANS.
Kumaraswamy, who holds the finance portfolio,
presented the budget on February 8 amid walkout by the BJP members on
the grounds that the ruling JD-S-Congress government had lost "majority"
as a few Congress legislators skipped the session last week.
The
chief minister on Thursday also got the approval of the house for the
Karnataka Appropriation Bill 2019 for vote on account, supplementary
estimates and the motion of thanks to the Governor's address, added the
official.
The vote-on-account will allow the state government to draw money for expenditure till July 31.
With
the budget being passed, the Speaker adjourned the house sine die ahead
of its concluding day on Friday, as there was no pending business, the
official said.
With the BJP disrupting the session since Monday
to protest a Special Investigation Team probe into the audio tape which
allegedly revealing an attempt by BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa to lure
away JD-S legislator Naganagouda Kandkur to his party and the JD-S
attack on its legislator Preetham Gowda's house at Hassan, the assembly
could not even debate the address by Governor Vajubhai Vala to a joint
sitting of the legislature on February 6.
Protesting the budget
passage without discussion, about 100 odd BJP members staged a walkout
before the Speaker adjourned the session first till 3 p.m. and for the
day.
Earlier in the day, a BJP delegation led by Yeddyurappa
called on the Governor at Raj Bhavan and submitted a letter against the
state government and the ruling JD-S for not acting against its workers
who attacked its MLA's house at Hassan.
The JD-S workers were
said to be enraged over Preetham Gowda's abusive remarks against their
supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy that were also recorded in the
audio tape. Hassan is the Deve Gowda clan's home district and he is the
sitting MP from there.
Yeddyurappa urged the Speaker to hold an
inquiry into the attack and Ramesh Kumar has directed the state
government to give protection to Preetham Gowda and his family and
ensure safety of their house and property.
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