2 BJP MLAs defy party decision to walk out

Two BJP MLAs, ST Somashekhar and another, defied the party's decision and did not walk out of the assembly, when all other saffron party members did so.

- PTI @ Belagavi

Amid the controversy surrounding Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment to CM Siddaramaiah's family, the state cabinet decided to introduce a new bill in the winter session in Belagavi to separate MUDA from the urban development department.

For a long time now, MUDA has been functioning under the urban development department, and the authorities at the helm were controlling many of its affairs.

Sources said the government will table a bill to separate it in the Legislative Assembly on Monday or Tuesday. A fierce debate is expected in the House when it is introduced. The cabinet is said to have expressed confidence that the bill will be passed with consensus in both Houses.