PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
The opposition Congress on Monday boycotted the Enterprise Advisory Committee (BAC) assembly of the Karnataka legislative meeting in protest towards the Speaker and the federal government for not consulting them on putting in portraits of a number of nationwide icons, together with Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, on the meeting chamber right here.
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Earlier within the day, Congress led by Chief of Opposition within the Meeting Siddaramaiah and occasion state president D Ok Shivakumar staged an indication exterior ‘Suvarna Vidhana Soudha’, alleging selections have been taken unilaterally to put in sure portraits contained in the Home with none discussions or session.
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The portraits of Swami Vivekananda, Subhas Chandra Bose, B R Ambedkar, Basaveshwara, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Savarkar have been unveiled contained in the Meeting chamber at present.
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On the BAC that was attended by Speaker Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai amongst others, it was determined to introduce a Invoice to switch the ordinance on the SC/ST quota hike and contemplate the Invoice already tabled concerning giving extra statutory primacy for utilization of Kannada in administration and the non-public sector.
Additionally, it was determined to allot time to debate points regarding north Karnataka area. The ten-day legislature started on this border district at present.