Karnataka: Congress MLAs refuse to pose questions to 6 ministers during Assembly session
India
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 18:19 [IST]
Bengaluru, Mar 16: Opposition Congress legislators in Karnataka on Tuesday said they will not pose any questions to Ministers who have obtained injunction against the telecast or publication of any defamatory material against them, labeling them as immoral .
At least two Congress legislators- Hoovina Hadagali MLA PT Parameshwar Naik and Varuna MLA Yathindra Siddaramaiah refused to pose questions to Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports, Planning, Program monitoring and Statistics Narayana Gowda, during question hour.
This took place even as Gowda was present in the House and was ready to reply to their questions. Gowda is among the six Ministers who got a temporary injunction from the court earlier this month against media organisations from telecasting or publishing any defamatory and unverified news items against them.
Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar
BALLARI/GADAG: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar made a peace offering of a silver toy helicopter at the Mailarlingeshwar temple in Huvinahaadagali taluk of Ballari on Friday for flying overhead in a chopper two years ago.
Temple authorities, devotees and Shivakumar himself believe that the flying visit, as opposed to the traditional padayatra made by worshippers, brought upon several setbacks, including raids and inquiries by central agencies.
Shivakumar took a holy bath (Rudra Muni Snana) in the water used to perform ‘Rudrabhishek’ to the deity at the temple premises. He also offered ‘Dirgha Danda Namaskar’. Temple sources said the Congress leader had committed sacrilege by flying over the temple in 2018 when lakhs of devotees come on foot during the annual Karnika (prophecy).