No MLA has sought my protection: Speaker

Karnataka assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar said no MLA has sought protection from him amid allegations by the Congress that rebel lawmakers were being held captive to bring down the government. The statement by the speaker in the assembly came after senior Congress leader H K Patil requested him to create an atmosphere conducive for the legislators who are holed up outside the city to attend the session. "No one has come seeking protection... nor have their families come.. so the issue ends there," Kumar said.