Bengaluru, Jan. 22 -- Karnataka Leader of Opposition and BJP leader R Ashoka on Thursday urged Speaker U T Khader to take strict action against those who allegedly blocked Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's way as he was departing the House following a brief address to a joint session of the legislature earlier today.

In a letter addressed to the Speaker, Ashoka said, "According to Rule-27 of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly's procedure and conduct, procedure to be followed during the Governor's address: when both Houses of the Legislative Assembly are sitting under Article 175 or 176 of the Constitution or when only the members of the Legislative Assembly are sitting under Article 175, no member shall, by making any speech or taking any a...