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Karnataka Council Chairman Horatti quits, alleges Congress pressure
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti has resigned, saying the Congress government forced him out under threat of a no-confidence motion. He submitted his resignation on August 7, a day after Chief…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti has resigned, saying the Congress government forced him out under threat of a no-confidence motion. He submitted his resignation on August 7, a day after Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar told him the party high command wanted him to step down. Horatti, an eight-term MLC who was elected Chairman in 2022 when the BJP was in power, called the move unprecedented and anti-democratic. Congress has named senior leader Saleem Ahmed as its candidate for the post. Ahmed is expected to be elected on August 14, with Horatti serving as pro-tem Chairman until then.
The Indian Opinion
The push to unseat Horatti invites the usual cries of 'anti-democratic' and 'majoritarianism' from one side, and 'BJP appointee must go' from the other. But Horatti himself admitted he resigned voluntarily in writing, even as he told TV cameras he was forced. That contradiction is the story. The real test is not who replaces him, Saleem Ahmed is a foregone conclusion, but whether the precedent of removing a Chairman mid-term for partisan comfort becomes the new normal in Karnataka. Will the same logic apply when power changes hands?
Sources (3): indiatoday.in, thehindu.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
