- Sat, 31 Jul, 2010, 2:46 am -

Ranchi: The stormy budget session of the Jharkhand Assembly is gaining momentum every passing day. Even today the House witnessed heated exchanges between the opposition and ruling members.The issue of overloading and underhand dealings of the Mobile squad and DTO reached a crescendo when Congress legislator Yogendra Sav accused Minister Neelkant Singh Munda of being a party to these shady deals and alleged that the Mobile Inspector had confessed that the illegal collection was being sent to the minister’s house. The agitated opposition members rushed to the well of the House demanding clarification.

The entire treasury bench stood up and demanded an unconditional apology from Sav. Sav was in mood to relent and even threatened to produce evidence supporting his claim. Only after the intervention of Leader of opposition Rajendra Singh & Pradeep Yadav the matter subsided with the Speaker ruling the allegation contents to be struck off the records. The Speaker further advised the members to restrain themselves from making off the cuff allegations.

The House however was unanimous in agreeing that malpractices in the overloading sector did exist and the government assured the House that stern action will be taken against the offenders.

Binod Singh wondered when both the opposition and treasury bench agreed on the issue, then what is preventing the minister from taking action. Raghubar Das said that the Mobile Team had grown in confidence in the past three years of UPA regime and his government would put a stop to all corrupt practices henceforth.

Briefs
Opposition demonstrates outside the House

RJD legislator Annapoorna Devi, Bandhu Tirkey, Arup Chatterjee and Sanjay Yadav demonstrated outside the Vidan Sabha demanding opening of Engineering College in all District Headquarters, confirmation of Para-teachers and stop termination of services of BRP-CRP jawans. They also demanded free education upto the graduation level for all female candidates

Banks’ high-handed attitude condemned

JVM’s Pradeep Yadav raised the issue of the banks’ high handed attitude in disbursing the PMRY funds to desirous candidates. On FM Raghubar Das’s reply that a amicable solution was being worked out with the banks and he had recently held meeting with top officials of Bank of India in Deoghar and Ranchi, Pradeep Yadav wanted to know whether the guilty officers be punished, the FM replied in affirmative.

MLA sits on Dharna- pacified

Congress MLA Yogendra Sav sat on Dharna outside the Assembly demanding transfer of Badkagaon BDO. On the Speaker’s instruction Dy.CM Raghubar Das and leader of opposition Rajendra Singh pacified him with appropriate action and escorted him inside the House.