Karnataka Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah today urged opposition Congress and JD(S) to cooperate with him in ensuring smooth conduct of proceedings of the session commencing January 6 as the threat of disruption of the session looms large.
The session should be used for debating issues of public importance and public money should not be wasted, he told reporters.
“I will appeal to the opposition parties to help in smooth conduct of business in the house at the Business Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for January 6 after Governor H R Bhardwaj addresses the joint sitting of both houses of legislature,” he added.
The House Committee, headed by Hemachandra Sagar appointed to probe unruly scenes in the house on December 30, 2009 during election of Speaker has submitted its report, he said, adding that besides laying the report before the house, action suggested against MLAs who indulged in noisy scenes would also be announced.
The Committee constituted to go into the bedlam on October 11 last when chief minister B S Yeddyurappa sought the vote of confidence was yet to submit its findings, he said.
About 10 bills are likely to come up for debate and consideration during the session that concludes by January 20, he said. The question hour would be from January 10, he added.
Janata Dal (S) has already declared it would stall the session until the chief minister resigns.
The principal opposition Congress is yet to make known its stand.
The government is seeking the passage of six bills that were tabled during the previous sessions and introduce two new bills. The pending bills are Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2007, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2005, Karnataka Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointment etc) (Amendment) Bill, 2001, Land Acquisition (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2009, Karnataka State Public Records Bill, 2010 and Karnataka (Regional Laws) Repeal and Amendment Bill, 2009.
The government will be introducing Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2010 and Karnataka Assembly Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill 2010.
The two-week long assembly session will have 11 working days and four holidays.
