Karnataka LIVE: Hearing in matter of rebel MLAs begins in Supreme Court

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Jul 16, 2019 11:36 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com

Karnataka crisis LIVE updates: Hearing in matter of rebel MLAs begins in Supreme Court

Live updates of the Karnataka political crisis. The Congress-JD(S) coalition government is on shaky ground after many of its MLAs submitted resignations. A floor test seems imminent

  • Karnataka crisis LIVE update | Ten rebel MLAs of the ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition have said today in the Supreme Court that their resignations "have to be accepted" as there is no other way to deal with the present political crisis and contended that the Speaker has to see only if the resignation is voluntary or not.

  • Karnataka crisis LIVE update | Mukul Rohatgi cited a Kerala HC judgment wherein an MLA was allowed to resign even when his disqualification was pending since much before he resigned. (CNN News18)

  • Karnataka crisis LIVE update: It is absurd to ask for an inquiry or prolong it when MLAs have themselves appeared and handed over the resignations, Mukul Rohatgi tells the Supreme Court. (CNN News18)

  • The apex court, which was dealing with the plea of 10 rebel MLAs on July 12, will now hear five more lawmakers who have sought identical relief that Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar accepts their resignations as well.
    The five MLAs -- Anand Singh, K Sudhakar, N Nagaraj, Munirathna and Roshan Baig -- mentioned their application before a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta on July 15 seeking impleadment as parties to the pending plea on which it was ordered that the speaker would not take any decision till July 16 on the resignations and disqualifications.
    The top court had on July 12 restrained the Speaker from taking any decision till July 16 on the resignation and disqualification of the rebel MLAs. (PTI)

  • JUST IN | Hearing in the matter of rebel Karnataka MLAs has begun in the Supreme Court. (ANI)

  • UPDATE | Congress MLA Roshan Baig's advocate has filed a petition in High Court questioning the detention of his client in connection with IMA case. (ANI)

  • BJP will form govt in 4-5 days, says BS Yeddyurappa

    As the Congress-JDS coalition government faced uncertainty over its numbers, BJP's Karnataka unit chief BS Yeddyurappa yesterday said he was confident of forming the government in the next four to five days. (PTI)

  • Update:

    Congress leaders hold meeting in Bengaluru; Discussion on vote of confidence will be taken up on July 18 at 11 am in Karnataka Assembly.

    – ANI

  • Karnataka MLAs in Mumbai may skip trust vote on Thursday

    Karnataka MLAs camping at a hotel in Mumbai may skip the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on July 18, sources said.

    The Karnataka rebel MLAs in Mumbai are unlikely to fly to Bengaluru on Thursday when the Congress-JD(S) government would face the floor test, a source involved in coordinating the stay of the legislators here said.
     

    The MLAs staying at the Mumbai luxury hotel have submitted their resignations to the Assembly Speaker. They do not see any reason to be present at the floor test as they are firm on their resignations, the source said.

    – PTI

  • The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has been adjourned till 11.00 am tomorrow.

  • The Assembly Speaker is yet to confirm that HD Kumaraswamy’s government will face the floor test on July 18 (Thursday) at 11.00 am, as mentioned by Congress leader Siddaramaiah.

  • Karnataka political crisis live updates: Even though the Speaker has said that he will take a call on the floor test only after the Supreme Court’s order, Congress leader Siddaramaiah has said that the trust vote will happen at 11.00 am on July 18.

  • Meanwhile, the Karnataka Legislative Council, the Upper House, has been adjourned till 11.30 am tomorrow after ruckus.

  • Karnataka political crisis live updates: Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar will take a call on when the floor test should be held, after the Supreme Court's order tomorrow, reports suggests.

    The Speaker had moved the apex court seeking modification of the direction asking him to decide the issue of the rebel MLAs' resignations in the course of the day (on July 11). The top court’s hearing in the matter is expected tomorrow. Plea of six other rebel MLAs will also be held tomorrow.

  • Karnataka political crisis live updates: Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar is holding a discussion with CM HD Kumaraswamy and Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar and Zameer Ahmed Khan, reports suggest.

  • A Congress-JD(S) delegation has met the Speaker and given a notice for a trust vote, reports suggest.

  • Karnataka political crisis live updates | BJP’s Suresh Kumar at Vidhana Soudha: It's up to CM Kumaraswamy to prove to the state that he enjoys the majority. He has himself asked the Speaker to fix a time, first that should be done, then other business can continue. All our 105 MLAs are together. (ANI)

  • Reports suggest that HD Kumaraswamy has met Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar before the session begins.

  • The Karnataka Legislative Assembly is set to convene. The BJP will be pushing for a trust vote and for Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to resign.

  • Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs have arrived at the Vidhana Soudha.

  • Karnataka political crisis live updates: A BJP delegation has met Assembly Speaker and sought a no-confidence motion against the Congress-JD(S) coalition government. BJP wants the floor test to happen today.

  • Congress MLAs, in the hour-long legislative party meet, resolved to stay together, reports suggest.

  • Congress’ legislative party meeting has concluded. Party MLAs are now headed to the Vidhana Soudha.