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The Karnataka government is all set to get the roads audited to ensure quality and fix responsibility for their poor condition in Bengaluru. CM Basavaraj Bommai has assured to get the auditing of all

Karnataka Congress boycotts Lok Sabha Speaker's address to joint sitting of State Legislature

The Karnataka Congress said it has decided to boycott Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla's address to the joint sitting of the State Legislature which was scheduled for Friday, stating that such kind of address is "unprecedented and unconstitutional".Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah told ANI here today, "Congress party has taken a decision to boycott the joint session which will be addressed by Lok Sabha Speaker today. BJP government is trying to create a new precedent in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. It has happened never before."He added, "There is no such precedent where the Lok Sabha speaker comes down to Karnataka to address the legislature. There is no provision in the constitution for doing this."

Karnataka CM Bommai defends NEP, says nothing wrong if it's RSS agenda

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly witnessed pandemonium on Friday, the last day of the monsoon session, regarding the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) in the state with chief minister Basavaraj Bommai accepting the Congress's charge calling it RSS or Nagpur Education Policy.The House saw chaotic scenes with Congress members trooping into the well of the House about an hour before its adjournment, first demanding extending the session and then targeting the government for implementation of NEP without discussion and calling it an RSS agenda.