Speaker frowns on absence of ministers in House

Mumbai, Aug 1 (UNI) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Babasaheb Kupekar today expressed anger at the absence of ministers in the Lower House.

''My repeated appeals have gone unnoticed and now I think I will have to seek the opinion of the House on how to handle the situation,'' Mr Kupekar said after the Question Hour, when he noticed that only Energy Minister Dilip Walse-Patil, Minister of State for Transport Dharmarao Atram, Minister of State for Health Ranjit Kamble were present.

The Speaker directed officials to provide him information on the number of ministers present in the Legislative Council at that moment.

After some time, he informed the House that only two Cabinet and three Ministers of State were present in the Legislative Council.

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