J Krishna Palemar

No proof against MLAs in Karnataka porngate: Panel

Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly committee investigating the porngate allegedly involving three former state ministers has reportedly found no evidence against the legislators. The Committee submitted its final report to Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah.

The report, to be tabled in the Assembly during the session, says that there is no evidence against two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs CC Patil and J Krishna Palemar while the third MLAs Lakshman S Savadi, also from the BJP, has already apologised to the committee.

Savadi has also been summoned to the floor of the House and asked to apologise.

Savadi, Patil and Palemar were caught by a private TV channel watching porn on their mobile phones while proceedings were on in the Assembly on February 7. All the three, who were ministers in the state cabinet, were forced to resign after the clip was aired....more    

K'taka Porngate: Only 3 BJP MLAs to face probe

Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly Committee appointed to probe the porngate case met on Thursday and decided to restrict the probe to just the three former BJP ministers caught watching porn in the state Assembly. No MLA from any other party will be investigated by the committee. The committee has sought another week's time and is expected to submit the report by March 20. The Speaker will take a final decision...  

Karnataka Porngate: Only the 3 MLAs to face probe

Bangalore: The Karnataka House Committee appointed to probe the porngate case met on Thursday and has decided to restrict the probe to just the three former BJP ministers caught watching porn in the state Assembly. No MLA from any other party is under the scanner. The committee has sought another week's time and is expected to submit the report by March 20. The speaker will take a final decision after...  

Don't preach morality, look inward: Cong to BJP

New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of its legislators caught watching porn in the Karnataka assembly, Telecommunication Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the party should look inwards before preaching morality. "There are all kinds of entertainment, sometime political entertainment and sometime other kinds of entertainment and I would not like to use any kind of harsh words against them," Sibal told...