Mangaluru: In the ongoing vote-counting process of the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, Congress candidate UT Khader secured victory in the Mangaluru constituency.

Khader, a senior Congress leader and former minister in the state government, has been contesting from the Mangaluru constituency, which is located in the coastal region of the state.

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Bengaluru, Mar 22 (PTI): Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Saturday urged Speaker U T Khader to withdraw the suspension order of 18 legislators.

The BJP MLAs were suspended for six months from the Assembly on Friday. They protested against the four per cent reservation bill for Muslims in public contracts, and climbed on the podium where the Speaker was in the seat and threw papers on him.

Addressing reporters at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, Vijayendra said, "We urge the Speaker to revoke the suspension. We also condemn the decision to suspend BJP legislators, which is entirely illegal, unconstitutional, unilateral, and arbitrary."

The Shikaripura MLA stated that the BJP opposes the government’s decision to grant reservations as "an appeasement to minorities."

"We will fight against this bill both inside and outside the House and take it to a logical conclusion," he said.

Vijayendra also announced the launch of a statewide awareness campaign against the bill, minority appeasement, and what he described as "the humiliation of Hindus."

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