<p>In the wake of chaos that marred the proceedings on Monday, the Legislative Assembly secretariat and the police had made elaborate arrangements to prevent any such unsavoury incidents this time around.<br /><br />For the first time, passes were issued to the legislators to enter the Assembly Hall. No vehicles were allowed inside the Vidhana Soudha premises. <br /><br />Legislators who arrived in buses arranged by the respective parties had to alight outside the gate and walk down to the entrance. <br /><br />The Speaker issued written orders barring the entry of the 16 disqualified legislators - 11 BJP rebels and five independents - inside the Vidhana Soudha gates. <br /><br />On Monday, five disqualified independents - Shivaraj Thangadagi, D Sudhakar, Goolihatti Shekar, Venkataramanappa and P M Narendraswamy - had forced their way inside the Assembly Hall breaking glass panes, pushing and shoving away the watch and ward staff.<br /><br />This time around, iron barricades lined up at the entrance of the Vidhana Soudha, preventing any mass entry into the House. <br /><br />This allowed movement of only person at a time. The legislators also had to pass through two metal detectors installed at the entry points, collect their passes from the secretariat staff to gain entry into the House. <br /><br />Posse of police<br /><br />A strong posse of police personnel stood guard before the entrance of Vidhana Soudha while a large number of watch and ward staff took their positions inside. All objects, including flower pots, which could double up as missiles, were removed from the Assembly Hall.<br /><br />The State government declared half-day holiday for staff working in the Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha and multi-storey complex till 2 pm on Thursday. Traffic in and around the seat of power was also diverted.</p>
<p>In the wake of chaos that marred the proceedings on Monday, the Legislative Assembly secretariat and the police had made elaborate arrangements to prevent any such unsavoury incidents this time around.<br /><br />For the first time, passes were issued to the legislators to enter the Assembly Hall. No vehicles were allowed inside the Vidhana Soudha premises. <br /><br />Legislators who arrived in buses arranged by the respective parties had to alight outside the gate and walk down to the entrance. <br /><br />The Speaker issued written orders barring the entry of the 16 disqualified legislators - 11 BJP rebels and five independents - inside the Vidhana Soudha gates. <br /><br />On Monday, five disqualified independents - Shivaraj Thangadagi, D Sudhakar, Goolihatti Shekar, Venkataramanappa and P M Narendraswamy - had forced their way inside the Assembly Hall breaking glass panes, pushing and shoving away the watch and ward staff.<br /><br />This time around, iron barricades lined up at the entrance of the Vidhana Soudha, preventing any mass entry into the House. <br /><br />This allowed movement of only person at a time. The legislators also had to pass through two metal detectors installed at the entry points, collect their passes from the secretariat staff to gain entry into the House. <br /><br />Posse of police<br /><br />A strong posse of police personnel stood guard before the entrance of Vidhana Soudha while a large number of watch and ward staff took their positions inside. All objects, including flower pots, which could double up as missiles, were removed from the Assembly Hall.<br /><br />The State government declared half-day holiday for staff working in the Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha and multi-storey complex till 2 pm on Thursday. Traffic in and around the seat of power was also diverted.</p>
