Uttarakhand, Bihar Assemblies cut the ribbons of their budget sessions

NewsBharati    12-Feb-2019
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Dehradun, February 12: Disruption is nothing but a synonym for Congress Party as it doesn’t allow the smooth proceedings anywhere in assembly. The same happened in Uttarakhand as the very first day of Assembly was full of Dharna drama. The opposition Congress created a noisy scene over the hooch tragedy that took place in district Haridwar.


 

Demanding the resignation of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, Congress legislatures sat on a dharna inside the state assembly. The Congress leaders were also agitated over the early start of Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya’s address in the house on Monday.

CM Rawat said, in the current state assembly session, a bill will be brought in the house which will have strict provisions for those involved in making and selling of spurious liquor. The Chief Minister said that a commission for the investigation of such cases will also be constituted.

On the second side, Budget Session of Bihar legislature began on Monday with the address of Governor Lalji Tandon to the joint sitting of Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council.

In his address, the Governor said the state government has taken several measures for welfare of farmers. He said agriculture subsidy of 1,450 crore rupees has been transferred to bank accounts of farmers. For irrigation, the unit charge has been reduced to 75 paise per unit.

The Governor said "Bihar state crop assistance" scheme has been launched to assist farmers during natural calamities including floods and droughts. He said the state government is committed for development with Justice.

The economic survey of the state was then tabled in the house. The budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 will be presented tomorrow. The session will continue till February 20th and there will be seven sittings.