US EditionKarnataka Governor likely to skip portions of text in his address to State legislature
- On January 22, 2026, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot decided not to address the joint sitting of the Karnataka legislature, expressing reservations about 11 disputed paragraphs in the speech prepared by the Congress government.
- The disputed paragraphs strongly criticise the Central government for introducing the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Act , which replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act , and mention "injustice" to Karnataka in fund devolution.
- A high-level delegation led by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil met the Governor at Lok Bhavan after late-night talks with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, modifying a few words but not dropping Cabinet-cleared paragraphs.
- With the special session running January 22 to 31, the Karnataka Cabinet resolved not to accept the VB-G RAM G Act and plans to challenge it legally.
- Similar incidents in Kerala and Tamil Nadu recently saw Governors Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and R.N. Ravi alter or decline government-drafted addresses amid the Congress party 'Save MGNREGA' campaign.
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The governor versus government face-off in non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled southern states has seen a third such incident in three days, with Karnataka Governor on Thursday, January 22, refusing to read the full speech approved by the state government citing grievances and walking out of the Assembly, two days after Kerala and Tamil Nadu governors also did the same. Karnataka governor leaves after two-line address On Thursday, confining h…
Protests erupt in Karnataka Assembly after governor reads only two lines from speech to House
Protests erupted in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot only read out two lines from his customary address to the joint session of the state legislature, The Hindu reported.Gehlot objected to 11 paragraphs in the speech prepared by the Congress government in Karnataka, which contained sharp criticism of the Union government for introducing the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Ac…
Uproar in Karnataka Assembly After Governor Gehlot Walks out Without Completing Address
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Reacting to the incident, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the rationale behind the Governor's move, asking whether "the Governor's office has become the BJP office." India News | Uproar in Karnataka Assembly After Governor Gehlot Walks out Without Completing Address.
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