Ahead of winter session of Jharkhand Assembly, an all party meeting was held today at Assembly premises which was attended by Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto, Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand Assembly Amar Kumar Bauri, In the meting the members discussed on security arrangement at Assembly especially after attack on Parliament on Wednesday.
After the meeting, CM Hemant Soren said that the winter session is starting from tomorrow. The House has also got the Leader of Opposition. There will be discussion on public issues and it is hoped that work can be done in the House in the public interest. Regarding the security of the House, he said that the Speaker is directly looking into this matter. However, this kind of thing happening inside the country's Parliament is a matter of concern.
Meanwhile, Speaker Rabindranath Mahato said that why only the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, every House of the country should take whatever security measures they feel are necessary. He said that it is wise to stop the entry of unnecessary people and avoid them. Only those who have direct connection with the House and are known to the members of the House will be given entry. This will be applicable to the Presidential Gallery, Audience Gallery and Journalist Gallery. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri said that when it comes to maintaining decorum, tough decisions have to be taken. He said that we have discussed about security and necessary steps should be taken for the dignity of the MLAs as well as the House.
DGP Ajay Kumar Singh said that every necessary step will be taken for the security of the House. The pass system will be fully implemented. More soldiers will be deployed than the normal police. In which general jawans and traffic jawans will be included. Arrangements have been assessed regarding the security of the House. Instructions have also been given to the police regarding security arrangements. According to the information received from the police, there will be no entry without metal detector. Apart from five IPS, 12 DSPs and 1000 police personnel have been deployed for security who will be deployed in the Assembly premises during the proceedings of the House. Security forces are being deployed at various gates of the House. Entry will be allowed only after thorough checking of all the people coming to this premises.
The winter session of Jharkhand Assembly is starting from 5th December. This winter session will last for 7 days i.e. till 21st December.
The government has already cancelled the leave of officers and employees of all departments between December 15 and December 21, due to winter session of State Assembly commencing from December 15.
Officers and employees can take leave only during special holidays after the permission of the government. Here, Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department, Arun Kumar Singh has written a letter to all civil surgeons and other officials and directed them to cancel the leave.
This will be the last and fifth winter session of the state government. After this, assembly elections are probably to be held in October-November 2024. In such a situation, the winter session cannot go ahead. There are chances of a lot of uproar this time in the winter session.
