Nineteen Opposition members in the Legislative Council today moved corrections to the motion of vote of thanks to the Governor's joint address to both the Houses of the state Legislature on March 9.
Of the total 19, nine members of the NCP submitted corrections expressing regret that the address did not have any reference to amending the law regarding banning dance bars and measures being taken to tackle drought.
However, rest of the ten members, including three each of NCP and Congress, did not move any corrections on these two particular issues, but on some other issues.
The House began the general debate on the motion of vote of thanks to the Governor's address today.
Given the numerical superiority in the Upper House, the NCP is in a position to force the government to admit the corrections to the motion.
The NCP members, who did not move any corrections expressing regret at non-inclusion of the need for amending the law for banning dance bars and drought relief measures, include - Jayant Jadhav, Amarsingh Pandit (himself from drought prone Marathwada region) and Jagannath Shinde.
Besides the Congress, the other opposition members who did not move any corrections on the issue of dance bars include - Jogendra Kawade (PRP), Jayant Patil (PWP) and Kapil Patil (Lokbharti).
Moreover, the three Congress members - Sharad Ranpise, Ramhari Rupanwar and Husnabanu Khalife skipped the mention of dance bars in the corrections.
However, the corrections suggested by Mahadev Jankar (BJP) do not relate to dance bars, but express regret that the address did not have any mention on relief and aid not reaching the farmers affected due to unseasonal rains and scarcity-hit regions and other issues.
Leader of Opposition Dhananjay Munde moved ten corrections to the Governor's Address over issues like drought, farmers suicide, banning dance bars, extending reservations to Maratha, Muslims, Dhangar and Lingayat communities.
One of the corrections moved by Munde states, "It is regrettable that despite all parties demanding complete loan waiver the Governor's address has no mention to that effect."
The opposition members have in all moved about 154 corrections to the Governors Address on wide-ranging issues expressing regret at them not being included.
