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10 BJP MLAs Suspended for Throwing Papers at Deputy Speaker During Karnataka Assembly Session

Ten MLAs belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were suspended from the ongoing Karnataka Assembly session after they threw papers at Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani while he was presiding.

Following their disruptive behavior of tearing documents and throwing them at the Speaker's chair, Speaker UT Khader suspended the 10 BJP MLAs, including former ministers, for the remainder of the current session due to their "indecent behavior."

10 BJP MLAs Suspended for Throwing Papers at Deputy Speaker During Karnataka Assembly Session

The suspended MLAs were asked to leave the Assembly following a voting resolution.

List of suspended MLAs:

  • Ashwathnaryan
  • Vedavyas Kamath
  • Dheeraj Muniraju
  • Yashpal Suvarna
  • Arvind Bellad
  • Sunil Kumar
  • R Ashoka
  • Umakanth Kotian
  • Araga Jnanendra
  • Bharat Shetty

In response, BJP leaders criticised the government and the Speaker, condemning the suspension as undemocratic.

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