Friday, 01 March 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Congress members stage walkout citing poor law & order
The death of a minor girl under suspicious circumstances in the Race Course area of Dehradun rocked the proceedings on the fourth day of the budget session of Vidhan Sabha on Thursday. Demanding discussions on the subject, the Congress members staged a walkout from the house.
The Congress MLAs raised the issue after visiting the house where the death occurred and meeting the parents of the deceased. The leader of the opposition (LoP) Yashpal Arya intervened in the ongoing discussion on the budget 2024-25 in the house and raised the issue of the death of the girl. He said that the parents of the minor girl are very poor and had come to Dehradun from Bihar for livelihood. Arya said that the incident reflects the pathetic law and order situation in the State. He said that during discussion on the law and order situation on Tuesday the government had claimed that the law enforcement agencies are working efficiently but the unfortunate incident has exposed the claim of the government. Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh said that the victim was a minor and her body had bruises which raises suspicion that she was tortured. He said that the incident occurred in a posh area near the police lines and MLA hostel. Singh demanded that a fair inquiry should be ordered in this case.
The BJP MLA from Dharampur, Vinod Chamoli said the death of the minor girl is very unfortunate and a sensitive case. He said that the post mortem will clear the air around the cause of the death of the minor and demanded that the guilty should not be spared. In his response the Parliamentary Affairs minister Prem Chand Agarwal said that the post mortem of the deceased is being done. He assured the house that strict action will be taken in the case and the guilty will be punished.
Not satisfied with the reply of the government, the Congress members marched to the well of the house and staged a walkout as a mark of their protest.
Meanwhile the speaker Ritu Khanduri directed the government to present a detailed report on the death of the minor in Dehradun. The Parliamentary Affairs minister will present the report in the house on Friday.
The proceedings of the fourth day started with the Congress members demanding discussion under rule 310 on the issue of unemployment. The speaker rejected the request following which the Congress legislators wanted that the speaker should allow discussion on unemployment under the rule 58. However the speaker also rejected this demand of the Congress citing that discussion on the budget is scheduled for the day. In the discussions the LoP and other members of the Congress party termed the budget directionless. The treasury benches defended the budget by terming it growth oriented. The Parliamentary Affairs minister tabled the Uttarakhand (Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act 1986) amendment bill 2024 in the house.
