Madhya Pradesh Assembly Suspended Amid Opposition Outcry Regarding Fertiliser Matters
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Bhopal, Dec 16 (NationPress) The first day of a five-day winter session of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly only proceeded for an hour on Monday as the House was adjourned following a protest by the opposition Congress over the fertiliser issue.
As the ‘Question Hours’ session commenced, several legislators from both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress raised their inquiries on various topics. However, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar insisted on a discussion regarding the fertiliser issue.
Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar assured the Assembly that a discussion on the fertiliser issue would take place later. Nevertheless, Congress MLAs erupted in chaos and exited the Assembly as their demands went unaddressed.
“We aim to discuss the challenges faced by farmers in the Assembly, but the state government is evading the conversation. If they choose not to engage in discussion, that is acceptable, but they must ensure fertiliser supply to the farmers,” the LoP stated.
Previously, LoP Umang Singhar arrived at the Assembly carrying empty sacks of fertilisers as a symbol of their protest. The Congress MLAs also chanted slogans before the Gandhi statue situated on the grounds of the state Assembly.
The session commenced with traditional rituals, honoring the memory of former Assembly members and other notable figures who passed away in the recent months.
Meanwhile, two out of three newly elected MLAs - Ramakant Bhargava (Budhni) and Kamlesh Shah (Amarwara Assembly seat in Chhindwara) were sworn in as members of the state Assembly. However, newly elected Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra, who secured victory in the Vijaypur bypoll against BJP's former minister Ramniwas Rawat, could not attend the Assembly on Monday to take his oath.
The five-day winter Assembly session is set to conclude on December 20.
