Karnataka government revokes suspension orders of 18 BJP MLA’s
Bengaluru: The state government has withdrawn suspension orders of 18 BJP MLAs on Sunday, May 25. This decision was taken in a mediation meeting held under the chairmanship of Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader.
The meeting, held earlier in the day, was attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also the Leader of the House, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Manappa Lamani, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil, and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka.
The suspension was imposed following an incident on March 21, when BJP members created a ruckus in the Assembly, protesting against 'honeytrap' allegations involving Cooperation Minister K.N. Rajanna. The BJP had demanded a CBI probe into the matter. During the protest, 18 BJP MLAs climbed onto the Speaker's podium, tore official documents, and threw papers, actions deemed as showing disrespect to the Chair.
In response to the disruption, Speaker U.T. Khader suspended the Chief Whip of the Opposition, Doddanagouda G. Patil, along with BJP members C.K. Ramamurthy, Dr. C.N. Ashwath Narayan, S.R. Vishwanath, Byrati Basavaraj, M.R. Patil, S. N. Channabasappa, B. Suresh Gowda, Umanatha Kotian, Sharanu Salagar, Shailendra Beldale, Yashpal Suvarna, Harish B.P., Dr. Bharath Shetty, Munirathna, Basavaraj Mattimud, Dheeraj Muniraju, and Dr. Chandru Lamani for a period of six months.
Meanwhile, the suspended BJP MLAs had appealed to the Governor, stating that the suspension was obstructing them from performing their duties as elected representatives. They urged the Governor to direct the Speaker and the state government to revoke the suspension orders.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
