Karnataka trust vote: Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar displeased over near-empty treasury benches
(World News Science)

Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Tuesday expressed displeasure over near-empty treasury benches as the House took up the debate on Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's motion of confidence for the fourth day running. The treasury benches were occupied only by a couple of legislators when the House, which is expected to complete the trust vote process by 6 pm Tuesday, met in the morning after a prolonged drama that last almost till midnight on Monday. "Should this be the fate of the speaker or the assembly," Kumar asked minister Priyank Kharge. "You will lose credibility,...