Ruckus in Himachal Assembly over CM's remarks

Opposition Congress members staged a walkout from the Assembly over the rejection of an adjournment motion to discuss the reported remarks made by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur against Congress MLAs at a public meeting in Una.

The Assembly met today after nine-day recess.

Congress MLA Ram Lal Thakur was on his feet as soon as the House assembled and pointed that he had given an adjournment motion for discussion on remarks made by the chief minister against Congress MLAs at a meeting in Una.

Speaker Rajiv Bindal maintained that the notice was not admissible and he can raise the issue later, but the Congress members were unrelenting and created ruckus in the house.

The Congress members took exception to the chief minister's reported statement that Congress MLAs opposed the budget in the House but called him in the evening and praised it, and asked him to make the names of the legislators public.

Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri said that even after timely notice the discussion was not allowed.

Ministers Suresh Bharadwaj and Bikram Singh had heated exchanges with Congress members Mukesh Agnihotri, Harshwardhan Chauhan and Jagat Singh Negi. Agnihotri alleged that opposition members were not allowed to speak and their mikes were switched off when they rose to address.