Yediyurappa-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday proposed restrictions on media covering the winter session of the assembly, set to begin on Thursday. “Correspondents will be allowed but private news cameras will be banned," said a senior official of the Karnataka information department. When in power media has been barred from streaming the assembly session. Incumbent deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi and two others were caught watching porn by private news channels inside the Karnataka legislative assembly in 2012 during the BJP’s first stint in office. Patil, another member of Yediyurappa’s cabinet, was also caught watching porn, which the three legislators at the time said was for “educational purposes" and to gather information about the rave party culture.

Source: Mint October 09, 2019 12:55 UTC