<p>The Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will be revisited by a committee formed for this purpose, Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said on Monday. </p>.<p>“There’s a need to bring some changes to the rules. The Assembly has authorised me to constitute a committee,” he said, adding that opinions will be sought from citizens from all walks of life. </p>.<p>During the six-day Assembly session that concluded Saturday, Kageri said 28 MLAs were absent - 12 from BJP, 10 Congress and six JD(S). “Many didn’t come because they were Covid-19 positive. Others haven’t stated why they were absent,” he said. </p>.<p>The Assembly conducted business for 40 hours and 37 Bills were tabled. While one Bill was withheld, 36 were passed. Members spent 14.22 hours discussing these Bills, Kageri said. </p>.<p>Of the 3,071 questions asked by the members, answers to 1,109 questions were tabled in the Assembly. Nine out of 129 calling attention notices were discussed, he said. </p>
<p>The Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will be revisited by a committee formed for this purpose, Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri said on Monday. </p>.<p>“There’s a need to bring some changes to the rules. The Assembly has authorised me to constitute a committee,” he said, adding that opinions will be sought from citizens from all walks of life. </p>.<p>During the six-day Assembly session that concluded Saturday, Kageri said 28 MLAs were absent - 12 from BJP, 10 Congress and six JD(S). “Many didn’t come because they were Covid-19 positive. Others haven’t stated why they were absent,” he said. </p>.<p>The Assembly conducted business for 40 hours and 37 Bills were tabled. While one Bill was withheld, 36 were passed. Members spent 14.22 hours discussing these Bills, Kageri said. </p>.<p>Of the 3,071 questions asked by the members, answers to 1,109 questions were tabled in the Assembly. Nine out of 129 calling attention notices were discussed, he said. </p>
