Assembly proceedings begin; Two legislators are absent
Bengaluru: The State Legislative Assembly began with the song Vande Mataram.
Pro-tem speaker KG Bopaiah administered the oath to the newly elected MLAs.
First, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa took oath.
Total 218 legislators attended the House.
BJP’s 104 MLAs of 104 are present, from Congress 76 MLAs are present out of 78. Muski MLA Pratap Gowda Patil and Vijaynagar MLA Anand Singh are absent.
37 of 37 MLAs of JD(S) have arrived into the House. HD Revanna of the JDS arrived late to the House. Two of the independent MLAs attended. The BJP needs the support of 110 MLAs to win the confidence vote
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
