Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa took a hit in Congress over call of no confidence (File)
Bengaluru:
Congress, which is in opposition to Karnataka, hopes that a debate on a motion of no confidence in the BJP government led by BS Yediyurappa in the state will take place today – the last day of a session of the Assembly truncated by the Covid pandemic.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also leader of the opposition, presented the opinion on Thursday, saying the people of Karnataka had lost confidence in the government after the Covid crisis, rampant corruption, lack of development and the deterioration of state finances.
“People are dying everywhere and every day. In the last week, we have lost a central minister, an MP Rajya Sabha and an MP. In the corona corruption case, there was corruption of nearly 2,000 crore rupees and riots everywhere. Mr. Siddaramaiah said Friday.
The BJP dismissed the call of no confidence as a “political gimmick” by a party that just doesn’t have the numbers. Chief Minister Yediyurappa responded with a categorical “no objection” on Friday.
“I see no objection. Let them bring it. Every six months they have to propose the motion of censure. So I will be safe for the next six months,” he told reporters on Friday. of Vidhan Soudha.
Mr. Yediyurappa’s confidence is based on math which indicates he is unlikely to lose a vote. The ruling BJP holds 116 seats in the 225 assembly members. Congress has 67 while JDS Dal Secular has 33. The remainder is divided between BSP, independents and appointed members.
Four seats are vacant. All of this means that the BJP has an advantage in a house where the majority is 112 seats.
The Janata Dal Secular, who ruled Karnataka with Congress before their alliance (and relations) moved south, also expressed doubts about the censure motion. Former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy even suggested it could be a congressional publicity move.
“Until this moment, the leaders of Congress have not discussed with us the motion of censure. When it comes before us, we will decide,” Kumaraswamy told reporters in Bangalore last week.
“If they really wanted to propose a motion of censure, they would have discussed it with us sooner. Whether they did it for publicity or whether they really want to make a motion of no confidence in this given situation, I don’t know. ,” he added.
Today is the last day of the Karnataka Assembly, which has been interrupted due to the Covid pandemic. While 30 bills were due to be discussed in the monsoon session, only six were considered.
Members were shaken by the Covid-related deaths of Congressman B Narayan Rao (65) from northern Karnataka and BJP MP Rajya Sabha Ashok Gasti (55). Tributes for both were held in the House during the current session.
With the contribution of ANI, PTI
