Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Absent from Legislature's Monsoon Session
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was absent on the opening day of the legislature's Monsoon Session. His absence, along with other Congress members, is reportedly linked to party leadership decisions regarding cabinet appointments.
Key takeaways
- Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was absent on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the state legislature.
- Other Congress members, including former ministers H.C. Mahadevappa and K. Venkatesh, also did not attend.
- The absence is reportedly linked to the Congress leadership's decision not to induct MLA Basavaraj Shivannanavar into the cabinet.
- Former Minister Vinay Kulkarni attended after his Assembly membership was restored following a High Court stay on his conviction.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a leader of the Congress party, did not attend the first day of the Karnataka legislature's Monsoon Session on Thursday. Other members, including former ministers H.C. Mahadevappa and K. Venkatesh, also missed the Assembly session. Their absences are reportedly due to dissatisfaction with the Congress leadership's choice not to include Basavaraj Shivannanavar, the MLA for Byadagi, in the cabinet. Shivannanavar, however, was present in the Assembly.
In contrast, former Minister Vinay Kulkarni attended the session. His membership in the Assembly was reinstated after the High Court issued a stay on a special court's April 15 ruling. The earlier judgment had convicted Kulkarni for his involvement in a criminal conspiracy and the 2016 murder of BJP leader Yageshgowda Goudar in Dharwad district. The Assembly Secretariat officially notified the restoration of Kulkarni's membership.
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