BJP-JDS legislators stage dharna in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bengaluru seeking resignation of Excise Minister, action against those who ‘misbehaved’ with Karnataka Governor

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Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, and Legislative Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti astatine  the associated  league   of the State legislature, astatine  Vidhana Soudha successful  Bengaluru, connected  January 22, 2026.

Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, and Legislative Council Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti astatine the associated league of the State legislature, astatine Vidhana Soudha successful Bengaluru, connected January 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The absorption BJP and JD(S) legislators staged a dharna successful beforehand of the Mahatma Gandhi statue connected the Vidhana Soudha premises in Bengaluru connected January 27 seeking the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur implicit alleged corruption and enactment against Congress legislators who allegedly misbehaved with the Governor of Karnataka during the associated league of the legislature.

The absorption leaders declared that they would proceed to combat till the Minister resigns.

“The excise vendors’ relation has estimated the corruption to beryllium astir ₹6,000 crore, and has decided to petition Congress person Rahul Gandhi successful this regard. We privation to caution Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that if helium fails to sack the Minister, we whitethorn person to travel to the decision that the Chief Minister himself is down this corruption. Such a uncertainty has arisen arsenic the supporters of the Excise Minister are saying that the Minister was allowed to grip lone 3 districts,” said Leader of Opposition successful the Assembly R. Ashok.

Addressing the protesters, Mr. Ashok termed the Congress authorities successful Karnataka arsenic a ‘goonda dispensation’, which helium claimed was proved by the behaviour of Congress legislators during the code of the Governor to the associated league of the legislature. While seeking enactment against those who allegedly misbehaved with the Governor during the associated session, helium besides demanded that enactment beryllium taken against Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, whose supporters allegedly attacked BJP MLA G. Janardhan Reddy’s residence successful Ballari.

BJP State portion President B. Y. Vijayendra demanded that the legislators who allegedly misbehaved with the Governor beryllium suspended from the Houses.

Leader of Opposition successful Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy warned that the BJP-JD(S) harvester would exposure the alleged misdeeds of Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad, portion accusing him of misbehaving with the Governor.

JD(S) legislature enactment person successful the Assembly C. B. Suresh Babu remarked that radical of Karnataka would thatch a befitting acquisition to the Congress authorities for ‘misgovernance’.

Published - January 27, 2026 02:26 p.m. IST

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