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10:20 PM, Feb 08, 2012
The three Karnataka ministers caught watching porn inside the state Assembly were forced to resign. ...
10:01 PM, Feb 08, 2012
A day after three Karnataka ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, they were forced to resign. ...
09:50 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: A day after three Karnataka BJP ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, the party has shown them the door. Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till the probe into the matter is over. But the question is whether we are hypocritical when it comes to...
09:38 PM, Feb 08, 2012
The people of Karnataka said that the behaviour displayed by the three ministers was unacceptable. ...
07:35 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: A day after three Karnataka BJP ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, the party has shown them the door. Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till the probe into the matter is over. A six-member committee has been formed to look into the matter and the...
06:50 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till probe is over into the matter. A six-member committee has been formed to look into the matter and the Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday. The six-member committee will submit its report by March 12. Earlier on Wednesday, there was a ruckus...
05:54 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: Three Karnataka ministers resigned on Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an Assembly session. Minister Laxman Savadi said he was watching a video clip of a rave party to prepare for a discussion in the Assembly. Raves typically feature music, colourful light shows and dancing. Origin of raves The exact origin of raves is disputed. Some say the wild Bohemian parties in the...
02:54 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly was adjourned for half an hour on Wednesday amidst Opposition uproar over the sleaze row involving two BJP MLAs. The Opposition shouted 'Shame! Shame!' as soon as the Assembly proceedings began. BJP party members CC Patil and Lakshmana Savadi were caught on camera on Tuesday watching an obscene video on their mobile phones while the Assembly was in session. The Opposition demanded the dismissal of the...
12:51 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: This is not the first time BJP leader CC Patil has found himself roiled in a controversy. In January this year, he assumed the high moral ground on womenswear, saying, "I personally don't favour women wearing provocative clothes and always feel they need to be dignified in whatever they wear." He further argued that women should know how much skin they should cover. Patil was referring to an...
12:12 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: Three BJP ministers "voluntarily" resigned on Wednesday over the shocking sleaze row to rock the Karnataka Assembly. Mangalore in-charge Minister Krishna Palemar, Co-operation Minister Lakshman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil tendered in their resignation during a BJP core committee meeting that was held early on Wednesday morning. The ministers said they were resigning to save the party's image. This is not the first time...
08:55 AM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: The two BJP ministers involved in the sleaze row rocking the Karnataka Assembly have offered to resign saying they were doing so to help the party avoid embarrassment. CC Patil and Lakshman Savadi were caught watching an obscene video on their mobile phones while the Assembly was in session. The two tendered in their resignations during a BJP core committee meeting that started early on Wednesday morning. Earlier,...
08:41 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: In an embarrassment for the BJP, two Karnataka ministers were caught watching obscene content inside the state Assembly. The two ministers are Karnataka Co-operation Minister Laxman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil. Speaker KG Bopaiah, though, refused to meet the media, saying he will take action on Wednesday when the House meets again. But the BJP will have a lot of explaining to do. BJP...
06:47 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Karnataka Cooperation Minister Laxman Savadi said that he won't resign over the video issue. ...
11:47 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Bangalore: In an embarrassment for the BJP, two Karnataka ministers were caught watching obscene content inside the state Assembly. The two ministers are Karnataka Co-operation Minister Laxman Savadi and Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister CC Patil. The ministers were caught watching an obscene video on their phones. BJP President Nitin Gadkari has sought a report on the two ministers from Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and the party's...
08:21 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) attack on Governor HR Bhardwaj for his refusal to appoint the government's choice as the state's new Lokayukta (ombudsman). Opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular members trooped near the speaker's podium shouting slogans and protesting state BJP chief KS Eshwarappa's statement blaming Bhardwaj for delay in naming the new Loakyukta. Eshwarappa also accused Bharadwaj of playing...
02:48 AM, Dec 08, 2011
Bangalore: The Opposition Congress in Karnataka on Friday decided to boycott the ongoing extended budget session of legislature to press for its demand for the resignation of Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah in the light of Supreme Court's "strictures" while quashing his order disqualifying 16 MLAs. Ending two days of hectic consultations among its legislators of both Assembly and Council, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) unanimously decided to stay away from...
06:04 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Bangalore: Three newly-elected BJP MLAs will take oath as members of Karnataka assembly on Sunday, officials said on Saturday. C P Yogeshwar (Chennapatna), M Narayanaswamy (Bangarpet SC) and S V Ramachandra (Jagalur ST), who won the recent bypolls will be administered oath by Speaker K G Bopaiah. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has asked the newly- elected members to take oath so that they could participate in the proceedings of...
11:18 PM, May 14, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka assembly was on Monday rocked by charges of land scam against Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and allegations of illegal mining by cabinet ministers Reddy brothers. The house did not conduct any legislative business for the day amid a wrangle between members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular over the format to debate corruption and nepotism charges against the government,...
05:11 PM, Jan 10, 2011
Bangalore: 'Government work is god's work' are the historical words inscribed on the Vidhana Soudha or the Karnataka assembly. But this year, Karnataka MLAs managed just 31 days of the Almighty's work. Worse, some of the scenes played out in the assembly would put any legislator to shame, from MLAs tearing their clothes and fighting inside the assembly during the trust vote to opposition MLAs eating and sleeping inside the...
09:54 AM, Dec 14, 2010
