Lagatar24 Desk
Bengaluru, July 19: For throwing papers at Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani while he was seated, nine Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs were suspended from the remainder of the Karnataka Assembly session.
The suspensions followed uproarious events that broke out at the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday as BJP MLAs vented their resentment at the Speaker’s decision to forgo a lunch break during the House session.
The unrest took place as a result of the BJP protesting against the Congress government and charging it with “misusing” IAS officers to meet with opposition politicians during the previous two days.
Speaker UT Khader was not present, thus Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani presided over the proceedings. Speaker Khader had earlier announced that there would be no lunch break and that the talks on the Budget and demands would continue.
Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly Khader proposed that members who wanted to eat lunch do so and then come back for the discussions.
The BJP members expressed their displeasure by throwing papers at the Chair and Deputy Speaker Lamani as opposition members from the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) and the BJP protested from the House’s well, alleging that 30 IAS officers had been sent to work for the leaders of the Congress alliance in advance of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
The BJP members gathered for a brief huddle before abruptly hurling papers at the Chair, asking to know the reason behind the Speaker’s decision to continue the session despite the protests and without a lunch break.
As other members started to hurl papers at the Deputy Speaker, the situation worsened and uproar ensued in the parliament. In an effort to shield Deputy Speaker Lamani from the chaos, Assembly Marshals ringed the Chair.
The MLAs who caused the commotion were later suspended for the remainder of the session.
