In contrast to a stormy beginning of the House proceedings on the opening day of the monsoon session on Monday and also during several sittings in the previous budget session, the assembly proceedings began smoothly with the Question Hour.
BJP MLA Vinod Kumar asked whether the Himcare scheme had been discontinued, alleging that patients were not receiving its benefits.
Amid ruckus and walkout by the opposition Congress members, the Rajasthan assembly passed three crucial bills within an hour on Wednesday.
Projects close to the border with Pakistan will compromise security, argued Opposition members.
On the second day of the budget session, the House witnessed a fierce uproar when Dilawar stood to make his reply related to his Education Department on a question.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the Opposition staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha during Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address as he said the prime minister was “lying" in the House.
Prior to walking out from the House, the Opposition MPs protested with incessant sloganeering and raised chants like ‘LoP ko bolne do’ (Let LoP speak).
Following this, Speaker AN Shamseer denied permission for the adjournment motion. Reacting to the refusal, opposition members walked out of the Assembly.
Despite an increase in stamp duty, relief has been given to women and who will have to pay only 4 per cent stamp duty on the registration of property up to Rs 80 lakh.
Moving the adjournment motion, Congress member P C Vishnunath called the police raid at the Asianet News channel office a planned move undertaken after the channel broke several stories against the ruling CPI-M.
