The Supreme Court order is an infringement on the rights of the party. Karnataka Assembly trust vote Live UpdatesInside, Siddaramaiah told the assembly speaker to put off the trust vote till the speaker gave a clear-cut ruling on their right to issue a whip. “My appeal to the speaker is that till this issue is sorted, postpone the trust vote,” he said. To be sure, the ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition had given a list of 26 speakers who wanted to speak on the trust vote. It is this part of the order – also criticised by experts – that the Congress’ Siddaramaiah red-flagged in the state assembly.

Source: Hindustan Times July 18, 2019 10:07 UTC