Nois start to Asom assembly session

Guwahati, Dec 11(UNI) There was a noisy beginning to the winter session of Asom Assembly today as an united Opposition led by the regional Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) were repeatedly trying to put the government on the mat over deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

The Speaker had to adjourn the House for ten minutes during the Question Hour as members from treasury Bench and Opposition parties involved in a heated exchange of words after the Opposition alleged failure of the government to take action against a 'notorious criminal called Pakhi Mian', who was allegedly involved in elimination of an official of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Tarun Dutta in the heart of the city recently.

A noisy scene prevailed in the House after the Opposition members expressed their dissatisfaction over the reply given by minister Rockybul Hussain that the government was taking appropriate step to nab the culprits involved in the killing of the DRI official and that the investigation was being done by the CID of the state police.

Later the Opposition AGP, BJP, United Democratic Front (UDF), CPI and CPM staged a walk out after the Speaker reserved ruling on the issue of admissibility of an adjournment motion brought by the opposition to discuss deteriorating law and order situation, killing of people in bomb blasts, alleged excess by police and the Army in the name of counter-insurgency operation.

A debate raged in the House after the Treasury Bench questioned the admissibility of the adjournment motion. The Opposition parties then walked out after the Speaker reserve his ruling on the issue declining to agree to Opposition demand for scope for discussion on the issues related to law and order situation today itself.

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