This will be the last session at Belagavi for the 14th Assembly, as polls are due early next year.
During the ten-day long session, other than demand for George's resignation, Income Tax Department raids on properties linked to senior Minister D K Shivakumar is also likely to come up, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accusing BJP-led central government of using the department to woo him into the party fold.
Among the bills, 'The Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017' is likely to be discussed as Law Minister T B Jayachandra after cabinet's approval had said that "It will be tabled in the next session."
Also expected is discussions on "Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Bill," against which private Doctors have announced 'Belagavi Chalo,' a protest march during the session.
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Speaking to reporters here ahead of the session tomorrow, Assembly Speaker K B Koliwad said his intention is to give "priority" to issues pertaining to north Karnataka region, where the session is being held.
On the issue of attendance of the members, he said, "I can only request them to actively participate, they are responsible representatives of the people.... there is no law for this, I can request."
He said the finance department has approved Rs 21 crore for the winter session and based on the request of various departments including the police to make necessary arrangements, a request has been made for additional Rs 5 crore.
The session is expected to be stormy as BJP is expected to strongly demand the exit of George, who has been booked by CBI in a case related to the death of a police official, M K Ganapathy.
They have also said that the party would take up fight on the issue, both inside and outside the House, if the government does not agree.
Siddaramaiah had earlier rejected BJP's demand for resignation of George terming it as "totally politically motivated."
Deputy SP Ganapathy (51) was found hanging from the ceiling fan in a room at a lodge in Madikeri on July 7, prior to which he gave an interview to a local TV channel, saying the then home minister George, and two senior police officials, named by him, would be responsible "if anything happens to me".
Belagavi in north Karnataka has been hosting legislature session once a year since 2006 when the move was initiated by the JD(S)-BJP coalition government.
This was followed by construction of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, modelled on the Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, by the BJP government as an assertion that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka.
Maharashtra claims Belagavi should belong to it.
District administration and the police have made elaborate security arrangements for the session with over 5,000 police personnel being deployed along with bomb disposal and other forces, officials said.
Asked whether the issue of two editors of Kannada tabloids, sentenced for one-year jail term by the Karnataka Assembly over their alleged defamatory articles against legislators will come up during the session, he said, "it is not for me to decide."
"The house has to take a decision on the matter....I have only heard their arguments and have taken their representations, I will place it before the House."
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