# KVS, ex-MLC urge Karnataka to drop second law varsity plan 2026-08-15T19:57:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Karnataka Vidyavardhakh Sangha (KVS) working president Basavaprabhu Hosakeri has urged the state government to withdraw its proposal to establish a Karnataka State Southern Law University in Bengaluru. He said the existing Karnataka State Law University in Hubballi is already functioning with an 'A' NAAC grade and 109 affiliated colleges, but faces shortages of infrastructure and staff. The KVS plans to write to the chief minister against the move. Former Legislative Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti has also written to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar opposing the new university. He said the Hubballi university was established after a long struggle to address regional imbalances, and a second law university in Bengaluru would undermine that spirit. Horatti noted that Bengaluru already has over 10 deemed universities, including NLSIU, and urged the government to instead provide a special grant, infrastructure, and permanent faculty for the Hubballi university. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T14:10:28+00:00. Tags: Basavaprabhu Hosakeri, Bengaluru, Hubballi, Karnatak Vidyavardhakh Sangha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kvs-urges-karnataka-govt-to-drop-proposal-for-new-law-varsity/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kvs-urges-karnataka-govt-to-drop-proposal-for-new-law-varsity/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports 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. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/