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The Governor has written Seeking the trust vote, a letter to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said the rebel Kumaraswamy, asking him to MLAs had cast doubts about 3454 0& prove majority on the floor of the coalition Government the House by 1.30 pm on + , -# across the country and “we ncome-Tax Department has Friday. () have to tell the truth.” Iattached a “benami” com- Rocked by a spate of resig- * “The entire nation is mercial plot measuring seven nations of its MLAs, the ! $ &$' watching the developments acres and worth 400 crore Congress-JD(S) alliance unfolding in Karnataka,” he belonging to BSP chief Government lacked the num- time the trust vote was decid- said. Mayawati’s brother Anand ber in the House for the pas- ed. As soon as the motion was Kumar and his wife in Noida sage of the motion and fielded “We will stay until the moved, Yeddyurappa said the Sector 94. one after another lawmaker to trust vote is decided,” trust vote process should be The IT Department has Mercantile Pvt Ltd, Sunny Cast deliver lengthy speeches and Yeddyurappa said after the BJP, completed in a single day. applied Section 24(3) of the and Forge Pvt Ltd, Karishma delay the inevitable. exasperated over the delay in ( () * ! $ &$' “The Leader of Opposition Prohibition of Benami Property industries Pvt Ltd and Add-Fin Emboldened by the taking up the voting, and also seems to be in a hurry,” Transactions Act, 1988, under Capital Services India Pvt Ltd, Supreme Court’s ruling that the rushed a delegation to the ments, acrimony and repeat- bine’s strength is 117 — mulling moving the Supreme Kumaraswamy taunted which the department can sources said. The provisional MLAs cannot be forced to Governor to ask Speaker KR ed disruptions by belligerent Congress 78, JD(S) 37, BSP 1, Court in the light of Thursday’s Yeddyurappa. As the Chief attach an asset if it estimates the order for the attachment of the attend the House proceedings, Ramesh Kumar to conclude the slogan shouting Congress and nominated 1, besides the developments. Minister sought the trust vote, asset to be benami. plot “beneficially owned” by as many as 20 lawmakers trust vote process by the end of members before the proceed- Speaker. The Congress-JD(S) Congress Legislature Party The attached plot bearing Anand and his wife was issued skipped the trust vote debate, the day itself. ings were wound up for the With the support of the alliance may have brought leader Siddaramaiah pressed number 2A in Sector 94 Noida on July 16. making it amply clear that the Acting swiftly, Vala asked day. two Independents, the time, but there was a slim for deferring the confidence is located in the vicinity of pro- Benami properties refer to Kumaraswamy Government the Speaker to complete the As many as 16 MLAs — 13 Opposition BJP has 107 MLAs chance of the survival of the motion till the Assembly posed five star hotel and other the instances wherein the real was not going to survive the process of Vote of Confidence from the Congress and three in the 225-member House, Government. Even as the Speaker decided on the issue of such luxury infrastructure. beneficiary is not the one in motion. But the ruling dispen- moved by the end of the day. from the JD(S) — had resigned, including the nominated MLA Congress leaders were trying to whip in the wake of the Anand and his wife, whose name the property is sation decided to buy time to The drama unfolded right while Independent MLAs R and the Speaker. win back the rebel MLAs, Supreme Court verdict on the Vichiter Lata, allegedly used six registered. explore any last minute possi- from the word go as the Chief Shankar and H Nagesh have If the resignations of 15 another party MLA Shreemant political crisis in the State. companies for transactions During probe, the bility to win back the rebel Minister moved a one-line withdrawn their support to MLAs (12 from Congress and Patil skipped the House pro- Siddaramaiah said the 15 relating to the acquisition of the Department detected a “com- MLAs. As part of this strategy, motion, saying the House the coalition Government, 3 from JDS) are accepted, the ceedings amid report that he rebel MLAs were influenced by attached plot, sources said. plex web of shareholding” by it went for a marathon debate, expressed confidence in the 14- putting the Kumaraswamy-led ruling coalition’s tally will has been admitted in a Mumbai the apex court order that they The benami transactions at least six firms, including which will continue on Friday. month-old Ministry headed Government in jitters. plummet to 101, (excluding the hospital. can abstain from attending the were effected through a host of dummy companies, who were BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa by him. One Congress member Speaker) reducing the 14 At one point, Congress Assembly proceedings and companies, including Vision the “benamidars” or the enti- declared his party members The House that barely Ramalinga Reddy retracted, month-old Kumaraswamy members carrying pictures of asked the Speaker to give a rul- Town Planners Private Limited, ties in whose name the would stay put in the House focussed on the debate on the saying he would support the Government to a minority. Patil rushed towards the Well ing on the fate of whip issued BPTP International Trade “benami” property was regis- itself overnight and even till the motion saw three adjourn- Government. The ruling com- BJP leaders said they were of the House shouting slogans by him as CLP leader. Center Pvt Ltd, Euro Asia tered. & ! Q R /50& mages of a fully grown tiger I“relaxing” on a bed inside a # house-cum-shop in flooded Kaziranga National Park on $ % Thursday created a buzz on social media, bringing under spotlight the plight of animals in Assam battling a deluge. % % The pictures of the Royal Bengal Tiger on the bed at a ! shop at Harmoti near Bagori 3454 0& range of the World Heritage " Site along NH 37 on Thursday fter getting a verdict in its were widely shared on social Afavour in the Kulbhushan 3454 0& media after the Wildlife Trust Jadhav case by the International of India posted it on Twitter. Court of Justice (ICJ) on ood news for the people “The tiger has entered a Wednesday, India on Thursday . ( , 0 + + '0 Gresiding in unathorised house and is relaxing on a bed. asked Pakistan to release him ) 0 1+ ) ! colonies of the national Capital #AssamFloods bring in unusu- and reiterated its commitment & " # $ &$' as soon they will have owner- al guests!” “#JustIn our vet to vigorously continue efforts ship rights after the Centre has @samshulwildvet is making to bring him back. The ICJ had the Rajya Sabha and then in the “The Government will vig- given nod to a proposal of the plans with ordered review of death penal- Lok Sabha on Thursday, the orously continue its efforts to Delhi Government to regu- #AssamForestDepartment ty to the former Indian Navy External Minister said ensure his safety and wellbeing, larise 1,797 illegal colonies. thank the Central Government @kaziranga_ to tranquilise the officer and directed Pakistan to “Kulbhushan Jadhav is inno- as well as his early return to Delhi Chief Minister on behalf of the people of #tiger”, the WTI said. provide him consular access. cent of the charges made India,” Jaishankar said as mem- Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday Delhi.” “Our vet @samshulwildvet ( ! $ ) 2 - Elaborating on the against him. His forced con- bers cutting across party lines directed the officers to prepare It may be noted that Delhi is on a mission to tranquilise Government’s resolve to secure fession without legal represen- welcomed the ICJ judgment large scale registry of homes. Cabinet had cleared the pro- this #tiger to get him out of Park is submerged, rendering As the animal refused to Jadhav’s release, External tation and due process will not by thumping benches. Kejriwal said, “Congratulations posal to regularise colonies on bed!” the organisation, which animals shelterless and forcing leave the safe haven for sever- Affairs Minister S Jaishankar change this reality. We once Jaishankar noted that to the people living in unau- November 2, 2015 and sent it is cooperating with the State’s them to look for refuge in al hours, foresters burst fire- said, “Pakistan was found to again call upon Pakistan to Jadhav was awarded a death thorised colonies. You will to the Centre on tend days after. forest department in the mas- human habitations. crackers, forcing it out into the have deprived India of the release and repatriate him sentence by a Pakistani military soon be owners of your hous- According to Delhi sive efforts to save wildlife KNP Bagori Range Officer jungle.