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Karnataka council chairman Horatti resigns, blames Congress
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti resigned on Friday, saying the Congress party asked him to go. He told reporters that Chief Minister D K Shivakumar informed him the party high command…
The Story in Brief
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti resigned on Friday, saying the Congress party asked him to go. He told reporters that Chief Minister D K Shivakumar informed him the party high command had directed his removal, and that a no-confidence motion would be moved if he did not quit. Horatti said he was "deeply pained" and called the decision unprecedented and anti-democratic. The Congress high command has approved Saleem Ahmed as its nominee for the chairman’s post. Horatti stepped down on August 14, saying he wanted to leave respectfully.
The Indian Opinion
The Congress leadership claims the right to choose its office-bearers; Horatti calls the move anti-democratic. Both arguments have merit, but what sticks is that the party could not give a clear reason for pushing out a chairman from its own alliance. If the high command can remove a council chairman without explanation, it sets a worrying precedent for floor coordination. Watch whether Saleem Ahmed’s election as chairman is uncontested, or if other MLAs demand a proper vote.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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