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Indian Express
23-06-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to President Droupadi Murmu, seek clearance for pending Bills
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday seeking clearances for several Bills passed by the state legislature that are pending assent. While a few Bills are kept in abeyance by the Governor's office, approval for others was delayed after the Governor reserved the Bills for the President's consideration. On his visit to Delhi, Siddaramaiah told reporters in Raichur on Monday that a lot of Bills from Karnataka were pending with the President. 'I wanted to talk about that. The President has given me an appointment,' he added. Six Bills passed by the Congress-led state government – three each in 2024 and 2025 – are currently pending assent. Key among them is the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was reserved for the President's consideration in April this year. The amendment enacted in the recent budget session of the state legislature provided a four per cent reservation to the 2B category – Muslims – in government tenders below Rs 2 crore, and procurement of goods and services below Rs 1 crore. Amendments that provide reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in government tenders were passed in the past. Assent is also withheld for the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Passed by the legislature last year, it proposed a common pool fund under the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department to improve amenities at smaller temples, and provide insurance cover and death relief for priests, among others. The BJP had opposed the Bill, which is yet to receive assent from the Governor. The Karnataka (Mineral Rights and Mineral Bearing Land) Tax Bill, 2024, which provided for the state to collect taxes for minerals based on a Supreme Court decision, is among the Bills pending due to the clarifications sought by the Governor from the government. Siddaramaiah also said that he had sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the additional memorandum submitted by the state government to the 16th Finance Commission. The state has sought an increase in the ratio of shares allotted to the state government, noting that Karnataka lost the most due to its reduced share in devolved taxes under 15th Finance Commission. The chief minister is expected to petition Sitharaman over the issue during their meeting on Tuesday.
The Hindu
22-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ahead of Delhi visit, Siddaramaiah meets Governor to discuss pending Bills with the President
Ahead of his visit to Delhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday met the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to discuss the Bills that are pending with the President's office for assent and those that have been returned seeking clarification. According to sources, the Chief Minister is scheduled to meet President Draupadi Murmu to discuss the pending Bills. Sources said five Bills are pending with the President currently, and three Bills have been sent back for clarification. He was accompanied by Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar when he met the Governor. Among the Bills pending with the President are the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015; the Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The three Bills that have been returned for clarification are the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2022; the Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2024; and the Karnataka (Mineral Rights and Minerals Bearing Lands) Tax Bill, 2024. Sources in the Chief Minister's Office said Mr. Siddaramaiah has scheduled events in Raichur on Monday, after which he would leave for Delhi from there. The meeting with the President has been scheduled for Tuesday.
