Karnataka Helmet Protests

Mutton biryani for lunch, singing of folk songs, small talk and siestas marked the second day of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular Legislators' sit-in in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into illegal mining in the state.

It's a face off between the government and the opposition in Karnataka, where a mining scandal has erupted into a major controversy and the showdown is taking place in the Assembly. First, opposition MLAs came to the Assembly wearing helmets on Monday morning saying they had been threatened by the BJP's legislators. But by Monday night, the opposi...

Mutton biryani for lunch, singing of folk songs, small talk and siestas marked the second day of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular Legislators' sit-in in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into illegal mining in the state.

It's a face off between the government and the opposition in Karnataka, where a mining scandal has erupted into a major controversy and the showdown is taking place in the Assembly. First, opposition MLAs came to the Assembly wearing helmets on Monday morning saying they had been threatened by the BJP's legislators. But by Monday night, the opposi...