Shivakumar Defends Special Session, BJP Seeks Seven Days

…its earlier decision on the Kasturirangan report to the Centre, but chose to seek wider views before taking a final position. Karnataka has to communicate its decision to the Centre by September 27, he said. Deep Dive “ This should not be my personal decision. This special session has been called to collect the views of farmers, ordinary people and representatives from those areas and discuss the drought, farmers’ problems and the Kasturirangan report, ” he said. Shivakumar said he had met farmers, MPs, MLAs and representatives of affected areas and had received thousands of petitions. Meetings had also been held with legislators in Kalaburagi, Belagavi and…

…and referred to the party’s Ballari Chalo padayatra. He accused the government of responding to pressure from the Opposition. Ashoka questioned the decision to classify the sitting as a special session and alleged that limiting the agenda to drought and the Kasturirangan report would keep other issues, including the NICE and Bidadi Township Project row and the KPSC scam, out of the discussion. The Opposition leader said the BJP had already submitted a notice on the Kasturirangan report and would raise the matter in the Assembly. Shivakumar, meanwhile, rejected the suggestion that the government had called…