They blocked the Governor’s vehicle
Rowdy scenes were witnessed outside Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Shimla on Friday after the Opposition, Congress, MLAs blocked Governor Bandaru Dattatreya’s vehicle as he was about to leave the complex following his address on the first day of the budget session.
Five Congress MLAs, including Leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, were suspended for the rest of the session till March 20. An FIR has been registered against them.
Inside the House, while the Governor was delivering his address, the Opposition members, led by Mr. Agnihotri, said the address did not mention any pivotal issues such as the farmers’ concerns on Centre’s farm laws, spiralling prices and unemployment. As they continued shouting slogans, the Governor ended his speech saying it should be considered as read.
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In a country like India, the constitution and democracy is often made fun by the politicians. Repeating the same, some disturbing scenes have taken place in Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Friday.
Going into details, the budget sessions of Himachal Assembly have commenced on Friday. As the constitutional formality, it is the Governor who addresses the Assembly before the sessions begin. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya concluded his budget speech while leaving the Assembly, it was chaos at the premises. In this process, Congress MLAs have reportedly manhandled the Governor Dattatreya. However, there is no conclusive evidence as the Governor Dattatreya was surrounded by his security, media and the Congress MLAs.