Vote-on-account passed in Arunachal House amid walkout

Opposition BJP today staged a walkout from the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly protesting the tabling of Vote-on-Account by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki instead of a regular budget on March 5.
Opposition Leader Tamiyo Taga led the protest and announced his party's decision to boycott the rest of the proceedings of the session ending tomorrow.
The House later passed the Vote-on-Account by voice vote in the absence of the opposition.
Earlier, participating in the discussion Taga wanted to know the emergency situations which compelled Tuki, who also holds the Finance portfolio, to present a Vote-on-Account for four months beginning April 1.
Rubbishing Tuki's earlier assertion that this was due to non-receipt of fund from the 'Niti Ayog', Taga demanded an inquiry and said, "The state government has lost its vision but busy in siphoning off development fund".

Taga also questioned as to why the session was reduced to three days instead of six days as notified earlier. He blamed the state government of taking the assembly casually in contravention of the parliamentary democracy spirit.
Responding to the accusation of the opposition, Tuki informed the assembly that the Vote-on-Account was presented instead of a regular budget for want of clear-cut directives from the Centre.
Stating that a full-fledged budget cannot be presented without fund from the Centre, the Chief Minister said the Planning Commission never called for any meeting to finalise the annual plan for the state.