Anti-conversion, anti-cow slaughter bills in focus, Karnataka Assembly kicks off with a bang – News18

With the anti-conversion law, anti-cow slaughter law and other bills expected to be scrapped after the new Congress government led by Siddaramaiah takes over, the Karnataka Assembly session is off to a roaring start on Monday.

Meanwhile, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced that it would attend the session and attack the ruling party over the implementation of its electoral guarantees, a month and a half after coming to power with a thumping majority.

The Congress and the BJP are likely to be locked in a last-minute tussle over their inability to elect a Leader of the Opposition (LoP) due to the ongoing infighting within the party.

However, former CM and BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa held a high-level meeting with top officials last night to decide on the LOP face and is likely to announce the name on Monday.

Congress’s first budget for Karnataka

In a major update, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who holds the finance portfolio, will present his budget on July 7, the first after winning the 2023 assembly polls, while the BJP is set to attack the Congress for its “failure” to implement it. ready for. Five guarantees which were to be implemented from the day the government came to power.

The Vidhan Sabha session will begin on Monday with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot addressing the joint session of both the Houses of the Legislature and highlighting the government programme.

Karnataka Assembly Session: What to expect?

The Siddaramaiah government may introduce a bill to repeal the anti-conversion law called the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, which was enacted by the previous BJP government.

The government may also introduce a bill to repeal the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, besides another amendment to the Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2020.

(with PTI inputs)