Cong walkout from Punjab assembly over farmers problems

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Chandigarh, June 26 (UNI) The Opposition Congress today staged a brief walkout from the Vidhan Sabha on the issue of problems of farmers.

The Congress walked out of the House when Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon disallowed the demand of the Leader of the Opposition, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, to speak on issues and problems of farmers.

Immediately after PWD minister Parminder Singh Dindsa had given his reply to a call attention motion, Mrs Bhattal waving a newspaper, pointed to the alleged lathicharge on farmers in Barnala district yesterday. She demanded that the House discuss issues related to atrocities and problems of farmers.

However, the Speaker refused to oblige the Leader of the Opposition and asked the House to take up the debate on the Budget.

This led to protests from Opposition benches, with members trooping into the well of the House raising slogans.

Despite persistant requests by the Speaker to resume their chairs, Opposition members continued shouting slogans and then walked out. However, after about ten minutes, they returned and took part in the discussion on the Budget.

Mrs Bhattal again created a furore in the House, when Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal was replying to the discussion on the Budget. The Minister requested the Chair for extending the time alloted for his reply.

No sooner had the Speaker granted the request after taking the consent of the Treasury benches, Mrs Bhattal was up on her feet again, raising objection to the time extension. She contended that the Opposition members were not given enough time to speak on the Budget.

Mrs Bhattal refused to budge even when the FM pointed out that he was replying to many of the points that the Opposition had raised on the Budget. At this point the Minister cut short his reply and the Speaker adjourned the House for the day.

UNI

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