G.S. Patil, Salim Ahmed file nominations for Presiding Officer posts in Karnataka Legislature
Bengaluru: Congress MLA G.S. Patil on Thursday filed his nomination for the post of Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker in the presence of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
Patil submitted his nomination papers at the office of Assembly Secretary Vishalakshi in the Vidhana Soudha. Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, Minister K.H. Muniyappa, KPCC president and MLC B.K. Hariprasad, and former Minister H.K. Patil were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, Congress MLC Salim Ahmed filed his nomination for the post of Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council. The election to the post is scheduled to be held on Friday.
Ahmed submitted his nomination papers at the office of the Legislative Council Secretary in the presence of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah, KPCC president and MLC B.K. Hariprasad, Vinay Karthik and Nagaraj Yadav were among those present when Ahmed filed his nomination.
Meanwhile, the BJP MLCs held a meeting under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and discussed about the development and election to the post of the Chairman of the Legislative Council.
It can be noted that former Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti had said he had to sign his resignation letter under compulsion, alleging that he was not given the opportunity to resign on the day he had planned.
Horatti said he had conveyed all details regarding his resignation to the Governor, but had not received any communication confirming whether his resignation had been accepted.
“I have conveyed everything to the Governor in this regard. The Governor has not given me any intimation. He has not stated whether I have been relieved or whether my resignation has been accepted. As far as I know, if I have been appointed as the pro tem Chairman, it means my resignation has been accepted,” Horatti said.
Horatti expressed disappointment over the state government’s handling of the issue and said he was hurt by the developments.
“I am pained by the move of the state government. I have not done anything wrong. I am saddened. I have been in the House for 46 years and have rendered my services. I had to resign under a compulsive situation. I did not want a confrontational situation,” he said.
Horatti said he had discussed the timing of his resignation with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and that there had been an understanding between them on the matter.
“What I had discussed with the Chief Minister was that on August 13, we would complete the obituary references and on August 14, the Vice Chairman would be elected. I had said that on that day, I would get an opportunity to convey my gratitude. I had told him that after expressing my gratitude on that day, I would tender my resignation. I had also made an announcement to this effect,” he said.