BENGALURU: The tussle between the Congress-led government and the Governor in Karnataka is likely to deepen after the government decided not to delete the 11 paragraphs from the joint session address to be delivered by the Governor.
Sources said there is a possibility of a constitutional crisis in the state over the issue, and the state government is likely to approach the Supreme Court seeking directions for the Governor to read the speech prepared and handed over by the government.
The joint session of the Karnataka Assembly is scheduled to begin at 11 am on Thursday. Sources confirmed that the state government has adopted a wait-and-watch strategy until 11 a.m. The Governor is scheduled to begin his address to the joint session at exactly 11 a.m. Before that, at 10.55 a.m., he is required to reach the grand steps of the Vidhana Soudha. If the Governor fails to attend the session or refuses to deliver the address even after the stipulated time, the state government has decided to initiate a legal battle.