# Khader defends proposed Bill, backs Zameer in flag row 2026-08-15T23:50:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Karnataka health minister UT Khader on Saturday justified the proposed Use of Govt Premises and Public Property Bill, saying the state government takes all decisions strictly in line with the Constitution and the law. Speaking in Mangaluru, Khader said the Congress government, chief minister DK Shivakumar, the cabinet and opposition leaders will discuss everything before taking any decision that harms the common man. Khader also defended minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, whom the BJP has demanded be dismissed over a letter in which Khan said he would not take part in the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony in Vijayanagara district. Khader called Khan a true patriotic leader and an exemplary citizen. He said Khan could not travel due to unavoidable reasons and that politicising his words was wrong. Khader added there was no discontent over portfolios within the party. On the gutka ban controversy, Khader said packets containing pan masala mixed with nicotine, tobacco and gutka remain banned but plain pan masala is permitted. He denied that the government bowed to industrialists and said the ban would not hurt arecanut growers. Khader asked to wait three months to see the impact on arecanut prices. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan, Congress, gutka ban, Karnataka, Use of Govt Premises and Public Property Bill, UT Khader Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/khader-defends-proposed-bill-backs-zameer-in-flag-row/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/khader-defends-proposed-bill-backs-zameer-in-flag-row/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/