Raj assembly adjourned thrice amid din over 'sale' of heritage

The Congress today created uproar in the Rajasthan legislative assembly as it accused the BJP-led government of "selling" out heritage properties of the state in the name of disinvestment, leading to adjournment of the House three times for one hour each.
During the Zero Hour, Congress deputy whip Govind Singh Dotasara alleged that the government wanted to sell out two important heritage properties -- Khasakothi hotel in Jaipur and hotel Anand Bhawan in Udaipur -- to foreign-based companies in the name of disinvestment.
He demanded assurance from the government that the properties would not be disinvested in the interest of the state.

Rejecting the allegation, Parliament Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore said the government's intention was not to sell out the properties but to make them well-managed properties under public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
However, the Congress members were not satisfied and protested in the Well of the House.
The House witnessed uproar and unruly scenes during the protest of the Congress members who had trooped into the Well.

Jogaram Patel, who was presiding over the proceedings of the House at that time, even called in the marshals to control the Congress MLAs who stepped on dais in front of the chair.
The marshals came in and surrounded the Congress members. Deputy Speaker Rao Rajendra Singh then came on the chair and adjourned the House for one hour.

When the House re-assembled, Congress's Dotasara demanded extra time from the chair to speak on the matter which was opposed by the Parliament Affairs Minister. Amid the din, the deputy speaker again adjourned the House for another hour.
The Deputy Speaker had to adjourn the House for the third time for another hour when the Congress members were adamant on their demand to speak on the issue.
The House started functioning in order when it re- assembled after three adjournments.