Slams Congress Government for appeasement politics, deliberate sidelining of backward class Mysuru: Strongly opposing the State Government’s decision to award 4% of Government contracts to Muslim community, the city and district units of BJP staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust near City Law Courts Complex this morning. The protesters also slammed Assembly…
Ruckus over honey trapping allegation: Speaker suspends 18 BJP MLAs for six months
March 22, 2025Bengaluru: As many as 18 BJP MLAs were suspended from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for six months yesterday following unruly protests over alleged honey trapping attempts targeting Legislators. Speaker U.T. Khader took the decision citing ‘disrespect to the Chair’ as the BJP lawmakers stormed the Well of the House and attempted to climb the Speaker’s…
Karnataka Speaker, Congress defend suspension of MLAs
March 22, 2025Bengaluru: The suspension of 18 BJP MLAs from the Karnataka Assembly for six months has triggered sharp reactions, with Speaker U.T. Khader defending his decision and Congress leaders calling it necessary to maintain order, while the Opposition termed it a “shameful day for Democracy.” The Speaker asserted that his decision was under the Constitution and…
Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader bats for 50 percent reservation for women
March 9, 2025Mysuru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader has batted for 50 percent reservation for women in Parliament and all State Assemblies. He was speaking at the valedictory of the Women’s Day celebration organised by Bharat Scouts and Guides at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering premises here yesterday. Noting that women have got talent, Khader said that reservation…
Fate of good debates uncertain with lack of experts: Speaker
January 30, 2025Mysuru: Expressing concern that industrialists are replacing subject experts in the Legislature, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader wondered what would happen to the debates in the Upper and Lower Houses of the Legislature in the next 10 years if this trend continued. He was speaking at an interaction meet organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association…
Monsoon Session of State Legislature from July 15
July 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Monsoon Session of State Legislature will be held from July 15 to 26, said Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader yesterday. Addressing a joint press meet along with Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti at Vidhana Soudha, Khader said that 9-day Session would feature question hour along with motion of attention, zero hour, motion of…
Speaker Khader moots Food Policy, day-long debate in Assembly
September 22, 2023Hotel Owners Credit Co-operative Society celebrates Silver Jubilee Mysore/Mysuru: Mooting the need for bringing a policy on maintaining the quality of food, Speaker of Legislative Assembly U.T. Khader is mulling over reserving a day for discussion on food safety, on the floor of the House. Speaker Khader was addressing the gathering of hoteliers after inaugurating…
Khader calls on Seer, visits Bishop House, Dargah
September 22, 2023Udupi Pejawar Mutt Seer Sri Vishwa Prasanna Theertha Swamiji felicitating Speaker U.T. Khader at Krishnadhama, Saraswathipuram in city yesterday.
U.T. Khader elected as new Speaker
May 24, 2023Bengaluru: As expected, senior Congress MLA U.T. Khader has been unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Karnataka Assembly. Khader, a five-time successive MLA from Mangaluru (erstwhile Ullal) Constituency and also a former Minister, was elected unopposed as he was the only candidate to file nomination papers yesterday. Khader’s election was a foregone conclusion…
U.T. Khader is Congress’ choice for Assembly Speaker
May 23, 2023Files nomination papers Bengaluru: Ending the suspense over its Speaker candidate, with senior MLAs of the party refusing to accept the post out of fear of getting into political oblivion, the ruling Congress today named five-time MLA U.T. Khader as the party’s nominee for the Speaker’s post, the election to which is due tomorrow (May.24)….
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