UT Khader
IndiapoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.01%UT Khader is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress, currently serving as the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is known for his innovative approaches to enhancing legislative participation and has recently garnered attention for proposing the rental of recliners in the assembly lounge to encourage MLAs and MLCs to take brief naps after lunch, thereby improving attendance during post-lunch sessions.
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Health minister UT Khader made the politics explicit — hit the five-star properties first 'so everyone below automatically falls in line'.
From five-star kitchens to dark stores: Food safety raids expose India's hidden crisis | Bengaluru NewsIndia· 2026-08-10
Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader directed the constitution of special teams to conduct surprise inspections across Bengaluru and other major locations.
Rotten food, poor hygiene raise alarm: Bengaluru 5 hotels raided, Mumbai eateries face action | Bengaluru NewsIndia· 2026-08-10
UT Khader is the Speaker who attended the event.
Karnataka: 10 fall ill after CM Siddaramaiah’s Puttur event; cops cite delay, heat | India NewsIndia· 2025-10-20
UT Khader is the assembly speaker to whom the BJP plans to formally write regarding the stampede.
Siddaramaiah distances government from Bengaluru stampede, blames top cop | India NewsIndia· 2025-06-09
Khader stated that he would look into the minister's statement regarding the honeytrap issue.
Honeytrap issue rocks Karnataka assembly after minister Rajanna's plaint; 'procedural constraints' put Congress in a spot | Bengaluru NewsIndia· 2025-03-26
UT Khader suspended 18 BJP MLAs for disrespecting the Chair in the Karnataka assembly.
Watch: 18 suspended BJP MLAs carried out of Karnataka assembly | India NewsIndia· 2025-03-21
UT Khader proposed renting recliners for legislators to take a quick nap after lunch to improve attendance.
Watch: Karnataka MLAs get 15 recliners for post-lunch naps at assembly lounge | India NewsIndia· 2025-03-03