In an embarrassment to the BJP government in Karnataka, two Ministers were caught on camera allegedly watching a porn clipping on a mobile phone in the state Assembly during its proceedings.
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.
The Ministers' alleged act was captured by video cameras of a regional TV channel, covering the assembly proceedings, and the footage was aired on some channels after the House adjourned for the day.
The legislature secretariat allows private regional channels besides Doordarshan to telecast the proceedings.
The two ministers watched the 'sleaze' clippings while the house was debating the issue of hoisting of Pakistani flag in Sindgi town of Bijapur district by suspected right wing Sri Rama Sene activists and also the communal tension that gripped Uppinangadi during the recent Hindu Samajotsava celebrations.
Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda is currently touring Chikmagalur district while both the ministers were unavailable for their reaction.
Former chief minister and JDS leader H. D. Kumaraswamy condemned the Ministers' act and described it as a "black mark" in the history of the state Assembly.