BJP, JDS boycott Assembly, call for no-confidence against Speaker over MLA suspension

Party legislators, led by former CM Basavaraj Bommai, protested in front of the Vidhana Soudha, saying that they would take this fight to the district level if necessary. “The Speaker could’ve called the MLAs and solved the problem,” said Bommai. The JDS joined the BJP in condemning the proceedings, with former CM HD Kumaraswamy slamming Siddaramaiah for giving wrong information to the House and the Speaker for acting in a biased manner.