Opp in K’taka assembly questions govt existence

Bengaluru: Opposition parties Wednesday questioned the existence of the government in Karnataka even as Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa walked out of the Assembly.
Yediyurappa walked out, as CLP leader Siddaramaiah was about to raise objection to the new administration’s decision to scrap Tipu Jayanti celebrations in the state.
As Siddaramaiah was about to raise the issue after the Speaker’s election, Yediyurappa walked out of the assembly, in a hurry to travel to Chikkamagaluru to pay his last respects to Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha.
Siddaramaiah, who repeatedly urged Yediyurappa to stay back for a few minutes as he walked out, raised his voice, and asked “where is the government, there is no government at all. I wanted to raise an important issue..other than chief minister, there are no ministers in this government. The government has cancelled Tipu Jayanti all of a sudden, it is not right. There is no one else in the government other than chief minister, but he walks out, when we are raising important issue, this is not correct,” he said. (PTI)