Alleged misuse of police against Political opponents, 'failure' in getting the State's share of central funds and Anand Singh's appointment as forest minister are expected to be raised by opposition parties in a likely stormy first session of the Karnataka legislature in 2020, beginning here on Monday.
The session will commence with Governor Vajubhai Vala addressing the joint sitting of the legislative assembly and council on the first day and conclude on February 20. It will then meet for the budget session from March 2, with the state budget being presented on March 5.
It will go on till March 31. This will the first budget of the BJP government after coming to power last year, while for Yediyurappa,who holds the Finance portfolio, this will be his fifth budget presentation.
SpeakerVishweshwar Hegde Kageri has decided to hold a special discussion on March 2 and 3 to commemorate 70 years since the adoption of the Constitution.
Though his expectation is that the discussion should focus on the intent, specialty of the constitution and MLAs to take part in it,rising above party politics,there are apprehensions that issues like CAA and NRC may figure in the debate. Kageri has also made it clear that the bar on media from telecasting House proceedings will continue in this session also and that the public broadcaster, like in the previous one, will provide live feed to private TV channels.
He has said he was merely implementing the system that exists in Parliament, being followed in several other states.