Samajwadi Party MLAs protest before Budget, says PM ‘compromised’
Party leaders stated that the central government's policies are being determined under external pressure, which will impact the economy of the country and the state.
Party leaders stated that the central government's policies are being determined under external pressure, which will impact the economy of the country and the state.
Earlier during the day, BJP legislators trooped into the well of the Assembly and also staged a walkout over the issue.
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Governor Haribhau Bagade arrived to deliver his customary address. He inspected the ceremonial Guard of Honour along the porch of the Assembly Complex, where the opposition Congress MLAs held demonstration at the other gate in the premises.
The session will begin tomorrow at 11:00 am with the customary address by Governor Haribhau Bagade and is expected to last for about a month.
The law makers were demonstrating againt alleged "vote theft", accusing the Election Commission of large scale fraud in the electoral rolls.
The Election Commission said it has not received any claims or objections from political parties over Bihar’s draft electoral rolls since August 1, even as the opposition alleges large-scale voter deletions under the Special Intensive Revision process.
Hundreds of RJD, Congress, and Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers joined their leaders as they marched towards the State Election Commission office in Patna.
The protest comes amid a heated standoff between the Opposition and the government over the alleged indictment of Gautam Adani in a bribery case by US authorities.
Dressed in blacked jackets emblazoned with "Modi Adani Ek Hai. Adani Safe Hai," the MPs raised slogans such as "Modi Adani Bhai Bhai" and "We Want JPC."
