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Tripura Assembly’s annual ‘budget session’ begins: Opposition Bench’s protest forces Governor PB Achariya’s speech incomplete; Speaker denies discussion on Multi-Crore MGNREGA scam
Sangeeta Purkayastha
Tripura Assembly’s annual ‘budget session’ begins: Opposition Bench’s protest forces Governor PB Achariya’s speech incomplete; Speaker denies discussion on Multi-Crore MGNREGA scam
PHOTO : Governor PB Acharya during addressing budget session 2015 at Tripura Assembly. TIWN Pic Feb 6

AGARTALA, February 6 (TIWN): Amid massive protest from Opposition Bench, the 10-day annual budget session of Tripura Legislative Assembly began on Friday. But Governor P.B. Achariya’s speech remained half-done due to the continuous protest from the opposition bench. Budget session of Assembly started at 11 am with the inaugural speech of the Tripura Governor. Governor could only finish speech of first seven paras. But after that the opposition bench started protesting on the speech, the Governor and the opposition MLA Ratan Lal Nath got engaged arguments. Governor Achariya asked opposition MLA that “Why he became so much agitated? If Mr. Nath likes to show agitation, he may show it outside the House.”In the middle of counter speeches, arguments, Governor has concluded his speech by revising the last para of the written speech. Though, speculation was heard about the Governor’s decision to read the first 7 paras and last para of the written speech, now it is turned a matter of guessing that Governor was not willing to read the “FAKE” development of the State Government. The opposition on Friday had boycotted the Assembly session due to the non-approval of Speaker to discuss on the recent scams of MGNREGA.

With the beginning of Assembly, after the continuous protest at the delivering of Governor Speech, the question hour starts. Minister of various respective departments   had replied to the question raised by MLA Samir Deb Sarkar, Diba Chandra Hrwanghkhal, Pranjit Sinha Roy and Gopal Roy on the recent topics.

After that condolence had been paid to the late Governor of Tripura Sultan Singh, Ex- member and Minister Buddha Debbarma. The next processing is the laying of Governor’s Address on the table of the House, Motion of thanks to the Address by the Governor, presentation and acceptance of the eight report of the business advisory committee, reference period notice and calling attention.

But during the time of calling Attention, Opposition Leader had attracted the Notice of the Speaker to give permission to discuss on the recent scam of MGNREGA. But the Speaker had denied it by saying that it is beyond the Rules of Parliamentary law. Only recent topics should be raised, in the mean time, Ratan lal Nath had also accompanied Mr. Barman and demanded discussion. Though Speaker remains stick to His point and processed the working of the Session. At 12.38 p.m Opposition leader informed that as the Speaker had not allowed them to rise this vital point, they are boycotting the session for the whole day.
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