Farmers Movement Archive

Independent MLA’s remarks on Raje expunged

Jaipur: Deputy leader of Opposition in assembly Rajendra Singh Rathore objected to Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha’s remark on former chief minister Vasundhara Raje when she was not present in the House. The chairperson Rajendra Pareek warned the member for making the remarks amid uproar in the House .Rathore objected to Lodha’s remark on the former chief minister citing Rule No 273 of the assembly under which an MLA cannot level allegations against a member of the House if he/she is not present.“Before levelling allegations against a member of the House, a notice should be given,” he said.The chairperson intervened amid uproar in the House and said, “It is an assembly and not a chaupal. Nothing will be recorded and it is true that a notice should be given before making allegations against anyone. The members should maintain the decorum of the House. The entire Rajasthan is watching us. I won’t allow this to happen. What do you all want to prove? The tradition of the House must be respected by all.”Meanwhile, BJP MLA Vitthal Shankar Awasthi attacked chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s ‘jaadugar’ remark during his speech while presenting the state budget. Awasthi said, “The magician (jaadugar) left after his performance. But, the reality is there’s never any truth in a magic show and the Congress party is suffering from ‘Modi phobia’. They forgot that they are in power in the state and didn’t discuss anything on the budget. Forget about Modi, he will return to power next time as well and Yogi (Adityanath) is preparing himself for the successive terms. They (state government) keep making announcements, but haven’t implemented the promises made last year.”Congress MLA hit out at the centre on the issue of rising petrol, diesel and LPG prices, drop in export of local goods and the three farm laws. There was uproar in the House when he said the “BJP MPs and MLAs did not contribute to the CM Relief Fund during Covid crisis while adding that “they only contributed to the PM Relief Fund”. “The centre reduced the budget for the minorities as well. In order to promote their communal agenda, they introduced CAA, and now they are presenting the budget keeping religion in mind,” he added.

The Times of India

2021-03-04

Jaipur