Karnataka Assembly Adjourned as Speaker Protests Ministers' Absence and Unanswered Questions

On March 16, 2026, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader abruptly adjourned the session, expressing frustration over the government's failure to provide written replies to most unstarred questions. Only 84 of 230 questions were answered, with several ministers and officials absent. Opposition members criticized the poor attendance and lack of responses. The Speaker stated he would not continue proceedings until the issue of attendance and question replies was addressed, a stance resolved after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's assurance.