Four MLAs, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths in connection with the alleged illegal mining activities in the State, are likely to miss the winter session of the State Legislature to be held in Belgaum.
The MLAs have been remanded in judicial custody and are housed at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison the outskirts of the city.
They cannot attend the session scheduled to be held from Monday, unless the CBI Special Court grants them bail.
The legislators who are cooling their heels in the prison are T H Suresh Babu (Kampli), Anand Singh (Vijayanagara), Satish Sail (Karwar) and B Nagendra (Kudligi).
While Sail and Nagendra are independents, Suresh Babu belongs to the BSR Congress and Anand Singh is from the BJP.
All MLAs Informed About Session
Sources in the Legislative Secretariat said all the MLAs have been duly informed about the winter session through official notices.
Meanwhile, the state government is likely to table a statement in the House about measures taken up to implement the recommendations of the Lokayukta report on illegal mining in the session.
Former minister and BJP MLA Anand Singh was accused of supplying 1.45 lakh tonnes of illegally mined iron ore to two trading companies.
The three other legislators are facing charges regarding the disappearance of the seized iron ore stocked at the Belekeri port in Uttara Kannada district.
The government has also ordered a thorough probe by the Lokayukta on the report submitted by former Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde.
In the 225-member State Legislative Assembly, the Congress has a strength of 122 members, including Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa followed by JD (S) (40), BJP (40), KJP (6), BSR Congress (4), seven independents, five others and one seat is still vacant.