Budget session: Congress walks out over Mukhwinder Kotli privilege request against Bhagwant Mann
MLAs also seek resolution against Centre, Haryana for using ‘force’ against farmers
Chandigarh : The Opposition Congress today staged a walkout from the Assembly during Zero Hour amid sloganeering against the Speaker over his failure to decide on the privilege motion against CM Bhagwant Mann for his alleged remarks against Congress MLA Sukhwinder Kotli.
As the day proceedings began, CLP Leader Partap Singh Bajwa asked the Speaker about the status of the privilege motion moved against the Chief Minister for his remark against Kotli.
But as Zero Hour ended and call attention notices were being taken up, MLA Kotli along with other party MLAs rushed to the well of the House demanding the reply on the status of the privilege motion moved against the CM. After the Speaker said he was studying the motion, the Opposition MLAs staged a walkout.
Congress MLA Pargat Singh sought the constitution of a Vidhan Sabha Committee to check the rampant illegal mining. Flagging the case of large-scale illegal mining in the Chitti Bein, Jalandhar, he said despite a complaint to the district and police administration, the activity continued unabated. This had threatening farmers, who had land adjoining the area. Supporting Pargat Singh, AAP MLA Naresh Kataria also demanded to set up a committee to check complaints of illegal mining.
Earlier, the CLP Leader urged the Speaker to have a full-day discussion on the issue of farmers’ agitation, besides moving a condemnation resolution against the BJP-led NDA and Haryana governments for atrocities on farmers, who are sitting on Haryana borders. He was supported by PPCC chief Amrinder Raja Warring. Bajwa said the Centre was trying to paint Punjabis and farmers as anti-national.
Supporting the agitation, the Speaker said the farmers were fighting for the cause of the common man and small traders and the agitation was not for their rights alone.
Amid the discussion on farmers’ issue, Congress MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary played an old video of Mann wherein he was heard stating that if the Centre could not give the MSP, the state should bring in a law to do the same.
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