No trust motion againast speaker rejected

Bangalore, Feb 20 (UNI) Deputy Speaker N G Gopalkrishna today rejected the no trust motion moved by oppposition Congress against the Speaker Krishna in the Assembly today.

When the house met for the day Deputy Speaker called the prime mover Dharam Singh to move the motion amid the dharna by the opposition.

The Deputy Speaker rejected the motion following the failure of Mr Dharam Singh to press for it.

Several reports were placed by ministers and legislators amid noisy scenes from the well of the House.

Congress was on dharna for the fifth day demanding election to the post of Chairman of the Legislative Council.

The Law Minister M P Prakash appealed to Congress not to press for such a motion as there was no instance in the history of House in the past 50 years.

But the Congress maintained that the House was not in order. But Gopalkrishna said that the House was in order and asked him to place the motion. Mr Dharam failed to move the motion.

UNI