Karnataka: 18 protesting BJP MLAs suspended for six months

In Karnataka,18 BJP MLAs on Friday suspended  for six months effective immediately for indiscipline. The action was taken in response to the members’ alleged obstruction of Assembly proceedings earlier in the day, when they disregarded the Speaker’s orders and conducted themselves in an undisciplined and disrespectful manner.The suspended MLAs were seen climbing the Speaker's dais, hurling papers at the Speaker, and protesting at the Well of the House. The MLAs were carried out of the assembly by the marshals.The suspended legislators include Opposition Chief Whip Doddanagouda H Patil, Ashwath Narayan CN, SR Vishwanath, BA Basavaraj, MR Patil, Channabasappa (Channi), B Suresh Gowda, Umanath A Kotyan, Sharanu Salagar, Shailendra Beldale, CK Ramamurthy, Yashpal A Suvarna, BP Harish, Bharath Shetty Y, Munirathna, Basavaraj Mattimood, Dheeraj Muniraju, and Chandru Lamani.

#WATCH | Bengaluru: 18 Karnataka BJP MLAs being carried out of the Assembly after their suspension.

The House passed the Bill for their suspension for six months for disrupting the proceedings of Assembly. The Bill was tabled by Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister… pic.twitter.com/KKss0M9LVZ

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Karnataka Minister MB Patil says, "Totally unbecoming of Members to behave like that...They did all possible violations in the Assembly...This (suspension) is 100% justified."

#WATCH | On suspension of 18 BJP MLAs from the House, Karnataka Minister MB Patil says, "Totally unbecoming of Members to behave like that...They did all possible violations in the Assembly...This (suspension) is 100% justified." pic.twitter.com/jarnM6X8Nu

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As per Speaker UT Khader's directive,these members will be barred from entering the Assembly hall, lobby, and galleries. They will also be prohibited from participating in meetings of any standing committees and from having any subject or matter listed in the Assembly agenda under their names.Throughout the day, the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was engulfed in turmoil due to two major issues: the honey-trap scandal and the alleged approval of a contentious bill that provides a four per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts.

(State Correspondent)