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BELAGAVI: The 10-day winter session of the state legislature ended on Friday with the government passing two bills amidst a din. “The move will affect a large number of candidates belonging to SC, ST and backward classes,” Kharge said. The posts of parliamentary secretaries have already been kept out of purview of office of profit by way of an amendment a few years ago. This led to a big hue and cry as several elected representatives stated that it would deny meritorious students their right to be counted under the general category.Calling the government’s direction disturbing, social welfare minister Priyank Kharge had even written a letter to chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to intervene. The bill will facilitate the process..