Karnataka Assembly in Uproar as 4% Muslim Quota Bill Passed, BJP MLAs Stage Protest:

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly witnessed high drama on Friday as opposition BJP MLAs protested the passing of a bill providing 4% reservation to Muslims in public contracts. The chaos began when BJP legislators climbed onto the Speaker’s podium and threw papers at Speaker U T Khader, prompting marshals to intervene and remove them from the Assembly hall, PTI reported.

BJP Decries Bill as “Unconstitutional”

Opposition leader R Ashoka led the BJP’s protest, declaring the bill unconstitutional and announcing that the party will legally challenge its provisions. BJP MLAs raised slogans against the Congress-led state government, accusing it of appeasement politics.

BJP MLA Bharath Shetty stated, “Instead of discussing the honey trap scam, the Chief Minister was busy presenting the 4 percent Muslim bill and hence we protested. The government MLAs also tore papers and threw books at us; we didn’t harm anybody.”

Multiple Bills Passed Amid Chaos

Despite the disorder, the Assembly passed several key bills including:

The State Budget
Pay hikes for MLAs, ministers, and the Chief Minister
Pension and allowance increases for elected representatives

Earlier in the day, the BJP had been protesting in the well of the house, demanding a judicial probe into an alleged honey trap scandal involving a minister. The Chief Minister proceeded with his budget response amid ongoing disruption from the opposition.