- Sat, 31 Jul, 2010, 2:11 am -

|| Jharkhand Assembly adjourned without conducting any business ||

Ranchi: The entire opposition rose in unison demanding CBI inquiry into all the scams. They were also demanding investigations on the Tata Lease renewal and assets of all the previous CMs and the ministers since the formation of the State.

Uproarious scenes were witnessed immediately after Speaker C. P. Singh turned downed the demands of Pradeep Yadav, Samresh Singh, Binod Singh, Annapoorna Devi, Phool Chand Mandal, K. N. Tripathi and Nirbhay Shahbadi for adjournment motion. The members rushed to the well of the House and had heated exchange with the treasury bench. All efforts by the Speaker to pacify them proved to be futile.

Binod Singh quipped that even the Hon’ble High Court had remarked that it was ‘Ghotalakhand’ and not Jharkhand. Pradeep Yadav urged the Speaker to issue the directive for the CBI inquiry else the House would not be allowed to function. Opposition leader Rajendra Singh said that the demands were justified and there was no reason for the present government to shy away from it.

Amidst the disruptions, the House was adjourned four times before finally calling it a day.

Raghubar Das condemns opposition’s tactics

Deputy CMs Raghubar Das & Sudesh Mahto along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Hemlal Murmu addressed the media after the House was adjourned for the day. Raghubar Das said that the opposition was showing its true colors as they had no issues to raise in the House. He reiterated that he had no objection for CBI’s intervention in the ongoing cases and if the need is felt let the Centre or the High Court pass the directives for the same. He added that since the Koda scam had international connections even the Interpol should be roped in. He however stated that the Vigilance Department was doing its job efficiently and the scamsters were being exposed.

Hemlal Murmu said that the entire State was disappointed at the disruption of the question hour. Samresh Singh’s violent behavior was condemnable. The government was serious about curtailing corruption and the previous ministers including the former CM Madhu Koda were still languishing behind bars without getting bail. Our government wants to work in a positive direction but the opposition is preventing us from doing our job.