In a relief to the Congress-JDS government, the Karnataka Assembly Thursday passed the Finance bill amid the ongoing political turmoil that had kept the ruling coalition on the edge over its numbers.
It was passed without discussion amid uproarious scenes with BJP members staging protests over the attack on party MLA Pritam Gowda's house at Hassan and alleging that JD(S) workers were involved in theattack on the directions from the Chief Minister.
They also raised slogans "down down goonda government."
Alleging that JD(S) workers were involved in the attack on party member Pritam Gowda's house on the directions from the Chief Minister, he said "they have threatened Gowda's life...when about 300-400 people had assembled near his residence only handful of policemen were there."
Chief Minister was behind it as he not able to digest a young leader's growth in Hassan. We demand a comprehensive inquiry."
Despite this, BJP protested from the well shouting slogans "we want justice, down down goonda government..down down down the government that istapping leader of opposition's phone."
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