BJP-appointed Protem Speaker is dented, tainted: Congress
After BJP appointed KG Bopaiah as the Protem Speaker ahead of the Karnataka Assembly floor test on Saturday, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala termed the legislator as "dented and tainted". Stating that BJP broke the convention of appointing the senior-most MLA as Protem Speaker, Surjewala alleged Bopaiah had violated norms and disqualified 11 rebel MLAs to save BJP government in 2011.