Karnataka Legislative Assembly in Turmoil: BJP MLAs Suspended

Eighteen BJP MLAs were suspended from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for six months due to misconduct involving Speaker U T Khader. The protest, held on the assembly's budget session's final day, was in response to opposition anger over reservation policies for Muslims in public contracts.

Eighteen BJP members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly have been suspended for six months following an uproar directed at Speaker U T Khader.

The disruption took place during the assembly's budget session, as the opposition expressed outrage over a controversial reservation policy for Muslims in public contracts.

Despite the suspension, the expelled MLAs initially refused to exit the assembly, necessitating their removal by force.

(With inputs from agencies.)