<p>Karnataka Legislative Council secretary K R Mahalakshmi has sent an official response to Chairperson Pratapchandra Shetty on the show-cause notice issued to her.</p>.<p>Last week, Shetty had issued her a notice over the ruckus that ensued in the Council on December 15, where deputy chairperson S L Dharmeowda had occupied Shetty’s seat in a bid to move a no-trust motion against him. Shetty had, in his notice, questioned the secretary as to why she did not intervene in the situation and stop Gowda from occupying his chair.</p>.<p>According to a source in the Council secretariat, the secretary has defended her stance. “She has stated that she gave a copy of the regulations to the deputy chairman on being asked for it in the House while the crisis was unfolding,” the<br />source said. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Shetty has given back his bungalow and car to the Council, pending communication from Governor Vajubhai Vala on convening the next Legislative Council session.</p>
<p>Karnataka Legislative Council secretary K R Mahalakshmi has sent an official response to Chairperson Pratapchandra Shetty on the show-cause notice issued to her.</p>.<p>Last week, Shetty had issued her a notice over the ruckus that ensued in the Council on December 15, where deputy chairperson S L Dharmeowda had occupied Shetty’s seat in a bid to move a no-trust motion against him. Shetty had, in his notice, questioned the secretary as to why she did not intervene in the situation and stop Gowda from occupying his chair.</p>.<p>According to a source in the Council secretariat, the secretary has defended her stance. “She has stated that she gave a copy of the regulations to the deputy chairman on being asked for it in the House while the crisis was unfolding,” the<br />source said. </p>.<p>Meanwhile, Shetty has given back his bungalow and car to the Council, pending communication from Governor Vajubhai Vala on convening the next Legislative Council session.</p>