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Karnataka crisis live updates: We have no objection to no-confidence motion, says BS Yeddyurappa

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 13, 2019, 22:20:13 IST

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Karnataka crisis live updates: We have no objection to no-confidence motion, says BS Yeddyurappa

Asserting that the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka has lost majority, state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa said on Saturday that the party will press chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to seek trust vote in the assembly on Monday. Stay with TOI for all updates:

12:48 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker was not served copy of petition, plea was controverted by rebel MLAs: Singhvi to SC

12:40 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker duty-bound and empowered to decide on disqualification of MLAs first, Singhvi tells the apex court.

12:39 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker can be given one or two days to decide on resignations. If he does not decide, contempt notice can be issued against him, MLAs to the Supreme Court.

12:38 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker is a very senior member of assembly, he knows Constitutional law. He can't be maligned, lampooned like this, Singhvi tells SC.

12:37 (IST) Jul 12

Rebel MLAs say speaker questioned their move to approach the Supreme Court and said "go to hell" in front of media.

12:35 (IST) Jul 12

I am constitutionally obligated to decide on plea for disqualification of MLAs too, assembly speaker's counsel tells the apex court.

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12:34 (IST) Jul 12

Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing in SC for Speaker, refers to provisions and says he holds the constitutional post.

12:33 (IST) Jul 12

Does speaker have power to challenge SC order, CJI Ranjan Gogoi asks speaker's counsel

12:31 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker has no immunity with regard to acceptance of resignations, rebel MLAs tell the apex court.

12:30 (IST) Jul 12

Karnataka political crisis hearing in SC

'The idea behind keeping resignation issue alive and pending to bind MLAs to party whip," said lawmakers.

12:29 (IST) Jul 12

Speaker has not taken decision on resignations of 10 rebel Karnataka MLAs, Mukul Rohatgi, counsel for lawmakers, tells SC.

12:21 (IST) Jul 12

SC hearing on Karnataka crisis

Speaker accused of ‘lying’ by ‘rebel’ MLAs’ lawyer. The lawyer said, ‘Speaker lied during the media briefing.’

12:19 (IST) Jul 12

Hearing in the matter of Karnataka rebel MLAs

Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi has argued that these MLAs' intention in giving resignation is something different, and it is to avoid disqualification.

12:14 (IST) Jul 12

Supreme Court commences hearing on plea of 10 rebel Karnataka MLAs

Mukul Rohatgi, rebel MLAs' counsel, has submitted to the Supreme Court that the Speaker is answerable to this court, except under certain circumstances.

12:11 (IST) Jul 12

Contrary to the reports showing in media that Youth congress has petitioned the SC asking for MLA's disqualification is far from truth: Karnataka Congress

12:02 (IST) Jul 12

Bengaluru: MLAs arrive at Vidhana Soudha as the state assembly session begins

11:58 (IST) Jul 12

SC hearing on Karnataka crisis begins.

11:48 (IST) Jul 12

We will give a whip to attend the session from today to the end of this month: BS Yeddyurappa on Karnataka assembly session

11:18 (IST) Jul 12

Monsoon session likely to start at 12.30pm

Amid political turmoil, monsoon session likely to start at 12.30pm.

10:33 (IST) Jul 12

Rebel Congress MLA R Roshan Baig, who had resigned three days ago, arrives at Vidhana Soudha to attend the Monsoon session, indicating that he has been pacified by the Congress and JD(S) leaders.

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