3 rebel MLAs summoned by Assembly Speaker fail to turn up

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Last Updated : Jul 12 2019 | 8:16 PM IST

Three rebel Congress and JDS MLAs failed to appear before Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar Friday as sought by him for a personal hearing over their resignations, official sources said.

The Speaker had on July 9 asked the three MLAs to appear before him at his office between 3 pm and 4 pm Friday for a personal hearing.

The MLAs are Narayana Gowda of JDS and Anand Singh and Prathap Gouda Patil of Congress.

However, none of them turned up, the sources said.

While Gowda and Patil remained in Mumbai along with other rebels, Singh is learnt to have left for Goa.

Earlier in the day, the Speaker told reporters that I will start the process if they come..."

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First Published: Jul 12 2019 | 8:16 PM IST

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