Live | SC orders live streaming of proceedings of floor test

After an intense row at the Supreme Court, BJP lawmaker K.G. Bopaiah is all set to continue as Pro Tem speaker; floor test will proceed with live recording. SC was hearing a fresh plea by the Congress-JD (S) combine.

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11.30 a.m.: Supreme Court ordered live streaming of the floor test at Karnataka Assembly for Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the House.

“Live broadcast of floor test will be the best possible way to ensure transparency in the proceedings,”a bench comprising justices A.K. Sikri, S.A. Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said.

The bench said secretary of the Legislative Assembly will record the proceedings of the House.

It said that several local channels will be provided the live feed of the proceedings so that they can also be in a position to telecast simultaneously.

The bench termed as “fair” the suggestion of Karnataka governor’s counsel that the floor test be telecast live. - PTI

BJP is all set

The BJP on Friday claimed that it was well on track to prove its majority in the Karnataka Assembly after the Supreme Court mandated a floor test for Saturday.

The Congress-JDS combine told the Supreme Court that Karnataka Assembly pro-tem Speaker K.G. Bopaiah, appointed for the floor test, is a “relatively junior member” of the House.

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury lauded the Supreme Court’s direction to hold a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 p.m. on Saturday but expressed concerns about what he said was another attack on democratic institutions.