Daijworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Aug 1: Leader of the Congress legislature party, Siddaramaiah, tried to raise the issue of cancellation of Tipu Jayanti celebrations by the state government in the assembly on Wednesday July 31. On this occasion, the chief minister walked out of the house, while the Speaker adjourned the session in spite of resistance from JD(S) and Congress legislators.

As soon as the process of the election of new Speaker concluded, Siddaramaiah moved ahead to take up the said matter for discussion. At that time the chief minister, as scheduled, was about to travel to Chikkamagaluru to pay his last respects to deceased entrepreneur V G Siddharatha Hegde. Although the Congress legislators raised objections, Yediyurappa went ahead with his programme.

Siddaramaiah said that the chief minister was not in order in going away without hearing the matter that was informed to the chief minister as important. He noted that there are no ministers in the state now and the chief minister alone is functioning. He said he wanted to discuss the cancellation of Tipu Jayanti celebrations but noted that in the absence of Yediyruappa, it is like the entire government is absent. Many Congress leaders including Krishna Byregowda condemned the chief minister for his action.

At this juncture, Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, said that the leader of the Congress legislature party had not submitted call attention motion informing the issue he planned to raise. As the Congress members continued to raise din, the Speaker adjourned the session.