»JDS U-turn On Support to Legislative Council Chairman Led to Brawl in Karnataka s House of Intellectuals
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JDS U-turn On Support to Legislative Council Chairman Led to Brawl in Karnataka s House of Intellectuals
Ruckus between BJP and Congress leaders over the chairman post during the Karnataka Legislative Council in Bengaluru, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (PTI Photo)
The BJP wanted to pass the anti-cow slaughter bill in the council, while the Congress wanted to stall it. After publicly protesting against the bill, the JD(S) backed the BJP in the house.
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Once the Karnataka legislative council was widely known as a forum of intellectuals, counting among its members several academics and scholars. But due to so-called suitcase politics , over the past decade, the upper house has turned into a hub of the uber-rich who can virtually buy seats. And observers say the situation has become such that some members of the house now behave like goons. One such exa