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BJP national president Nitin Gadkari today said an inquiry would be ordered against the three Karnataka ministers who...
K'tka Gov accepts resignation of 3 tainted ministers
8 Feb 2012 Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today accepted the resignation of three tainted ministers, who quit in the wake of a controversy over allegedly watching porn video clippings in the state Assembly.Agencies quoting Raj Bhavan sources sais that the resignation of Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi, Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil and Minister for Ports Krishna Palemar were accepted.
Karnataka Governor accepts resignation of three ministers
Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today accepted the resignation of three tainted ministers, who quit in the wake of a controversy over allegedly watching porn video clippings in the state Assembly. The resignation of Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi, Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil and Minister for Ports Krishna Palemar were accepted, according to Raj Bhavan sources. Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda had earlier today forwarded the resignation of the ministers.
Sleazy movie row in K'taka assembly: BJP ministers resign
Bangalore, Feb 8: BJP ministers Laxman Savadi, CC Patil and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching sleazy movie in mobile phones during Karnataka assembly session on Tuesday, resigned on Wednesday, Feb 8. The tainted ministers claimed that they have put their resignation
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Three ministers caught watching porn, quit
Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka on Wednesday resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly pr
Karnataka governor accepts resignation of three ministers
Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj accepted the resignation of three tainted ministers, who quit in the wake of a controversy over allegedly watching porn video clippings in the state Assembly.
Karnataka Porn Watching Case: Three Ministers Quit
Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings.
Porn row: 3 Karnataka ministers resign
Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proce...
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The BJP ministers were watching sleazy clippings during Assembly proceedings.
Karnataka ministers filmed watching porn in Assembly resign to save partys image
Three Karnataka ministers who were allegedly caught on camera watching porn on a cellphone in the state Assembly have resigned. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, of the BJP, has said he has forwarded th...Related StoriesKarnataka, mired in graft, still w...
Porno film watching case: Three ministers in Karnataka quit
Porno film watching case: Three ministers in Karnataka quit
Porno film watching case: 3 ministers in Karnataka quit
Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings.
Porno film watching case: 3 ministers in Karnataka quit
Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka on Wednesday resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings.
Five facts on Karnataka's porn scandal
Two ministers in Karnataka were allegedly caught watching pornographic content on their cell phones inside the Assembly today. The ministers in question are Laxman Savadi and CC Patil. Here are five b... Related Stories Karnataka, mired in graft, still without Lokayukta Two Karnataka ministers allegedly watched porn in Assembly Karnataka ministers filmed watching porn in Assembly resign 'to save party's image'
Karnataka ministers resign over porn issue
Karnataka ministers, Laxman Savadi, C C Patil and Krishna Palemar, caught on camera watching porn in the state Assembly yesterday, resign after they are told in no uncertain terms by the national leaders that their action was not fit of their approval. Also Read: Karnataka ministers caught watching porn
Porn in Assembly: Three ministers in Karnataka quit
Bangalore: Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka on Wednesday resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the
Three Ministers In Karnataka Quit In Porno Film Watching Case
Bangalore, Feb 8: Bowing to the directives of the party central leadership, three BJP ministers in Karnataka today resigned after they were engulfed in a row over watching sleazy clippings during the Assembly proceedings.A day after the incident caused huge embarrassment to the..
Porngate: Three Karnataka BJP ministers quit
Three ministers in Karnataka Laxman Savadi, J Krishna Palimar and CC Patil on Wednesday resigned after they were caught watching porn on a cell phone in the state Assembly on Tuesday.
Three BJP ministers resign over porn row, demand probe
A regional TV channel aired the footage of Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi and Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil allegedly watching the obscene clippings.
Karnataka ministers filmed watching porn in Assembly resign
The three Karnataka ministers who were allegedly caught watching porn on Tuesday in assembly have decided to quit.
Porn film case: 3 Karnataka ministers quit
Three Karnataka ministers Lakshman Savdi, C C Patil and Krishna B Palemar have resigned following allegations of watching porn clips in the assembly.
K'taka: Ministers caught watching porn resign
CC Patil and Lakshman Savadi of the BJP were caught watching an obscene video on their mobile phones while the Assembly was in session.
Gadkari speaks to Gowda, Eswarappa over ministers watching porn
BJP President Nitin Gadkari late on Tuesday spoke to Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda over phone on the issue of two ministers of the state being caught on TV camera watching allegedly porn clippings on mobile phone during state assembly proceedings in Bengaluru. Sources close to Gadkari said he also spoke to the party's state unit chief K. S. Eswarappa on the incident. Gadkari, who is on campaign trail in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, wanted to know from both Gowda and Eswarappa the details about the incident. A regional TV channel aired the footage of Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi and Minister for Women and Child Development C. C. Patil watching the allegedly porn clippings when the assembly was debating the issue of hoisting of Pakistan national flag in a town in Bijapur district on the New Year's day. Related Articles BJP govt comes under fire by Cong for allowing 'rave party' Karnataka Ministers caught watching porno film in Assembly Supreme Court relief for Krishna Related Images The footage telecast also by some regional channels after the assembly adjourned for the day, showed Savadi watching the video and later joined by Patil for a brief while. Savadi admitted to watching the porn footage but ruled out resigning from the ministry.
Karnataka minister watching porn clips caught on camera shames democracy
By Naresh Kumar SharmaIn what could be termed as shameful act and huge embarrassment to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi was caught neck and crop watching porn clips on his mobile phone and that too when the Assembly was in session on Tuesday. The shameful act of Karataka ministers has shamed the democracy.
Min who blamed rape on skimpy clothes caught watching porn in Ktaka Assembly
Two ministers of the Sadananda Gowda cabinet were caught on camera watching porn clips on a smartphone, completely oblivious to proceedings in the Karnataka State Assembly on Tuesday. ...
Two BJP ministers watching porn film in Assembly
AGENCIES BANGALORE: The ruling BJP today faced a major embarrassment as two ministers were reportedly caught watching a porn film on their mobile phones while the Assembly session was in progress. The disturbing incident came to light when some private news channels caught the two ministers from their video cameras placed atop the gallery area [...]
Minister duo watch 'smut' in House
Bangalore, Feb. 7: Two Karnataka ministers were today caught watching alleged porn clips on phone in the Assembly, but one of them later claimed the pictures were "from an incident of crime and rape in Iran".
Minister who said women who wear skimpy clothes ask to be raped, caught surfing porn in Assembly
A Karnataka minister, who had recently advised women to wear less revealing clothes to avoid getting raped, was caught watching a porn clip in the state Assembly on Tuesday, proving that the problem is in his head and not in what women wear. Women and Child...
Karnataka ministers watch porn videoin House
The dignity of the Karnataka assembly took a severe beating on Tuesday when two BJP ministers were caught watching a pornographic video when the House was in session. HT Correspondent reports.
Karnataka ministers caught watching porn film in Assembly
Karnataka ministers caught watching porn film in Assembly
Karnataka minister caught watching porn in assembly
Karnataka minister caught watching porn in assembly
Karnataka ministers caught watching porn in Assembly
The shocking incident involved Minister for Cooperation Laxman Savadi, who was watching the clippings, and Minister for Women and Child Development C C Patil with whom he shared it.

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