Apex court orders live telecast of floor test in Karnataka Assembly

New Delhi, May 19
The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered live streaming of the floor test in the Karnataka Assembly for Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the House.
“Live broadcast of floor test will be the best possible way to ensure transparency in the proceedings,” a bench comprising Justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde and Ashok Bhushan said.
The bench said secretary of the Legislative Assembly would record the proceedings of the House.
It said several local channels would be provided the live feed of the proceedings so that they could also be in a position to telecast simultaneously.
The bench termed as “fair” the suggestion of the Karnataka governor’s counsel that the floor test be telecast live.