Overview
- On December 15, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka wrote to Speaker U. T. Khader seeking a one-week extension of the winter session at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi.
- He said two sitting days were lost to condolence adjournments for MLAs H. Y. Meti and Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, compressing the December 8–19 schedule.
- The letter cites unresolved discussion on North Karnataka development, a deteriorating law-and-order situation, and several tabled Bills still awaiting debate and passage.
- Ashoka also alleged poor budget utilisation and service gaps, pointing to low departmental spending and 3.22 lakh pending ration-card applications.
- He posted the request on X, and as of Monday no decision on extending the session had been announced.