Speaker Ramesh Kumar  

The Karnataka BJP lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer in relation to former Speaker Ramesh Kumar using unparliamentary words during election campaign.  

Post the verdict of the Supreme Court on the disqualification case of MLAs, what are the lessons for the Speaker, which will have a bearing on future cases too? Watch SimplifiedBy Supriya Krishnamurthy and Vicky Nanjappa on MyNation.

A lawyer by name Shiva Reddy has filed a complaint against former Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar for an alleged fraud that took place during his term as health minister, as elucidated in a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report

 

Nine Congress and JD(S) rebel MLAs from Karnataka approached the Supreme Court against former speaker Ramesh Kumar's order of disqualifying them from contesting election till 2023.
 

NR Ramesh, a BJP leader has released a set documents negating the claims of four Bengaluru MLAs who had resigned from their parties, alleging discrimination.

It is being widely reported that around 10 Bengaluru corporators are mulling the option of resigning as a mark of solidarity with those Karnataka MLAs who were disqualified by the Speaker Ramesh Kumar for anti-party activities
 

The 14 Karnataka Congress MLAs who were disqualified by the Speaker Ramesh Kumar have formally been expelled by The All India Congress Committee (AICC)

According to reports, veteran BJP leader Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri submitted his nomination papers to the Karnataka Assembly Secretariat on Tuesday (July 30). Former Speaker Ramesh Kumar resigned on Monday (July 29). Formal announcement by the BJP is expected on Wednesday (July 31).
 

Following the resignation of Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar, deputy Speaker Krishna Reddy announced that election to the post will be held on July 31. Here is the list of probable candidates

 
 

Despite Kumaraswamy's efforts to hold on to power, Yediyurappa's dream has come true as the latter has been sworn in as chief minister. Meanwhile Just For Laughs on MyNation wonders what Speaker Ramesh Kumar must be thinking after resigning from his post.  

Yediyurappa will have to prove majority tomorrow in the Assembly. Currently, the number of MLAs in the House is 207, making 104 the magic number. MP Shobha Karandlaje feels BJP will win the trust vote.

Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar has expressed his displeasure in the way the Speaker has disqualified the 17 rebel MLAs and said that the order is patently illegal, malafide and is an overreach of power.

 

Moments after Speaker Ramesh Kumar disqualified MLAs, he has earned the wrath of senior lawyer and rebel MLAs for being ‘unconstitutional and creating history in a hurry’

Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar today announced the disqualification of 13 Congress, three JD(S) and one independent MLA from the state Assembly.

Speaker Ramesh Kumar of the Karnataka Assembly has disqualified three rebel MLAs, namely R Shankar, Mahesh Kumathalli till the end of the current Assembly (May 2023). Will they be allowed to contest election? The disqualification order as #SimplifiedBy MyNation.