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Karnataka Council Chairman Horatti Says He Will Resign on August 14
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti said he will resign on August 14 after meeting Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, The Times of India reports. Horatti alleged that the Congress was seeking…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti said he will resign on August 14 after meeting Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, The Times of India reports. Horatti alleged that the Congress was seeking control of a constitutional post before the House elected his successor. He said he would present the sequence of events to the House before stepping down.
The Economic Times reported earlier that Horatti would decide after consulting BJP and JD(S) leaders. He has argued that the Council and Assembly must elect their presiding officers, rather than party leaders choosing them. Congress has nominated Saleem Ahmed for Council chairman. The 75-member Council has 39 Congress MLCs, according to The Times of India.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that this is automatically an assault on democracy, or that Horatti’s resignation alone settles the matter, go beyond the facts. Party nominations can shape a House vote, but the formal election still belongs to the Council. Horatti’s decision to place the matter before members offers a clear procedural test. The key question is whether the House records a valid resignation and conducts an open election under its rules.
Sources (2): economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
