THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, July 31: The Jharkhand assembly witnessed an unprecedented scene when the BJP MLAs, seeking answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren on various issues, trooped into the well at 11 am and remained there even as Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto adjourned the House.
According to BJP MLAs, when they refused to come out of the House, the Assembly secretariate snapped the power and water supply and locked the House.
Soon thereafter, several BJP leaders, including Jharkhand Incharge Lakshmikant Vajpayee swung into action and went to the press describing the Assembly secretariat’s action as a ‘murder of democracy’.
Leader of Opposition Amar Bauri termed it as a ‘dark chapter of democracy’.
“The NDA MLAs are sitting on dharna on questions of the public, including regularisation of contract workers, para teachers, against not fulfilling the promise of 5 lakh jobs,” he maintained.
He said women MLAs are also troubled and added that the government and the assembly speaker are not concerned.
What happened?
Notably, due to a strong uproar on the fourth day of the Jharkhand Assembly Monsoon Session, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto adjourned the proceedings of the House till 11 am on Thursday. Despite the adjournment of the House, the BJP MLAs continued their dharna in the well.
They said that they would leave the House only after the chief minister answered all the promises made in his election manifesto, including the issue of youth, and contract workers.
However, all the MLAs of the ruling party left the House.
When the proceedings of the House started after the lunch break, Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri raised the issue of the announcement made by Hemant Soren. Bauri said that the Chief Minister will have to answer all the issues of Jharkhand inside the House today, including Para Teachers, Assistant Policemen, MNREGA workers, Anganwadi Sevika Sahayika, Cook, Poshan Sakhi, Jal Sahia, ANM/ GNM, Home Guard, Panchayat Sevak, Computer Operator, Data Operator, Vocational Trained Teacher, Non-Gazetted Employees, Land Protector JE, Divyaangjan, JSLPS, Municipality Safai Karamchari, BRP-CRP, regularisation of all contract workers, unemployment allowance, local policy, JSSC scam, JPSC scam.
He said that if the Chief Minister leaves after speaking on the last day of the session, then due to the last session, the public will not be able to get answers on all these issues.
CM tried to end the deadlock
Thereafter, Chief Minister Hemant Soren tried to end the deadlock and went into the House and assured them that he would answer all their queries.
“However, the BJP MLAs refused to move off the House as the chief minister did not make any commitment to answer their questions,” said BJP MLA Raj Sinha.
