'Deeply regrettable': Priyank Kharge hits out at Karnataka Governor over refusal to address legislature

Karnataka Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday criticised the Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for refusing to read the government's speech in full, calling it a "partisan intervention" that undermines the constitutional role of the Governor's office. In a lengthy post on X, Kharge said that the Governor's act is "deeply regrettable" and highlighted the constitutional obligation for the Governor to deliver the government's policy statement "as advised" at the first Assembly session.