Will Bhopaiah disqualify JDS rebel MLAs tomorrow?
Here is the answer
Bengaluru, May 18: Close on the heels of appointing KG Bhopaiah of BJP as Pro tem Speaker for the floor test, rumors are doing the rounds on the future of the JDS rebel MLAs. It is being discussed in the political circle that the BJP is trying to stop some JDS and Congress MLAs from exercising their votes through Bhopaiah.
The rumors are doing rounds in the social media that Bhopaiah would certainly disqualify some of the Congress and JDS MLAs citing any reasons. The High Court which heard the disqualification case of seven MLAs filed by the JDS, had directed the outgoing Speaker KB Koliwada to solve the issue by May 27. Out of seven MLAs, three were elected in this election on the Congress ticket. Now, the rumors are doing rounds that Bhopaiah may disqualify those MLAs to establish majority for BJP in the House.
But the Pro tem Speaker does not have the power to disqualify the rebel MLAs. Still KB Koliwada is the Speaker till Friday midnight. Interestingly, Koliwada has dismissed the JDS plea of disqualifying its rebel MLAs on Friday morning.
The Governor has appointed KG Bhopaiah as the Pro tem Speaker only for the floor test to be held on Saturday. This appointment was done only to implement the Supreme Court direction. His official duty will start from Friday midnight. Speaker Koliwada has conducted the final hearing on the issue on Friday and dismissed the case declaring that all the seven MLAs are innocent. Otherwise, the new Speaker should have handled the case.
As the 14th Assembly as its time till May 26, the Karnataka High Court has directed the Speaker to finalize the case by May 27. Based on this, Bhopaiah could have used disqualification weapon to avoid those MLAs from exercising their votes in the floor test tomorrow. But 14th Assembly Speaker KB Koliwada has solved the case. So, BJP could not use this weapon to stop them.
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Sanju Samson ton guides India to 61-run win over South Africa
Durban, Nov 8: Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday.
Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.
The spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) then shared six wickets between them to bowl out South Africa for 141 in 17.5 overs.
Earlier, Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.
The opener notched his second T20I hundred off just 47 balls. His first had come in India's last outing against Bangladesh last month.
However, South Africa clawed their way back into the game as they stemmed the flow of runs by picking wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 107, Tilak Verma 33; Gerald Coetzee 3/37)
South Africa: 141 all out in 17.5 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 25; Varun Chakaravarthy 3/25, Ravi Bishnoi 3/28)
