The disagreement between the ruling and Opposition benches over which agency should probe the audio clip could mar this budget session, which will come to an end on Friday.
The session, which began with the boycott of the Governor’s address by the BJP, was disrupted on Monday too over the audio clip controversy. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s second budget on Friday had been boycotted by the BJP.
A senior BJP leader felt the session could be a washout as the BJP would insist on a judicial or a House probe instead of SIT as suggested by the Speaker. In such a scenario, discussions on budget and Governor speech may be affected. “The discussion could continue in July too when the session meets after passing it without discussion now,” a former BJP Minister said. The BJP leader also pointed out that mentally, legislators across political spectrum are not ready for a debate in the House since they are already in election mode with the Lok Sabha poll date announcement round the corner.