SC asks Speaker to hear 10 Karnataka MLAs in centre of political storm

Top court asks Karnataka Police to ensure protection to the MLAs once they reached Bengaluru from Mumbai.

Amid the twists and turns, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday allowed 10 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Karnataka to meet the Speaker and convey to him their decision to resign. The 10 MLAs will meet the Speaker by 6 pm on Thursday, the court said.

The court will hear the matter again on Friday based on a decision taken by the Speaker, a three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said. The court also directed the Director General of Police of Karnataka to ensure police protection to the MLAs once they reached Bengaluru from Mumbai, where they