State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oroan on Monday tabled the second supplementary budget of Rs 8,111.77 crore for 2023-24 in Jharkhand Assembly, amid opposition BJP protests. The opposition BJP members were protesting against recovery of unaccounted cash from Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu’s residences demanding a debate on the issue.

As the House assembled around 11am the saffron party legislators trooped into the well of the House raising slogans against the JMM-Congress-RJD government in the State.

BJP chief whip Biranchi Narayan, demanded a debate on the recovery of unaccounted cash from the premises linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu.

The newly appointed Leader of the Opposition, Amar Bauri in the House said that issues of cash haul, ED summons to Chief Minister and CM repeatedly skipping the summons and deteriorating law and order were the state's burning issues, the house should have discussion on the issue.

Buari said that as the Chief Minister’s  post is constitutional, he should honour the summons of a central probe agency. The way CM is avoiding the central agency is not a good example. We want a debate in the House why this government should not go and why shouldn't the CM resign from his post?'' Bauri said.

However, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Alam said the Opposition is doing politics by raising issues which are not the matter of discussions in the House.

''It is a family business of Sahu but only his name is being raised. The Income Tax department has not submitted any official statement on the recovery and raids, but the BJP is raising the issue,'' he said.

As far as ED summons are concerned, the CM is replying to the probe agency,'' he said.

Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto said the House should avoid issues which are not linked to the assembly.

He requested the agitating legislators to go back to their seats but they did not pay heed and continued to protest, which forced the speaker to adjourn the House till 12.30 pm.

When the House resumed at 12.36pm amid uproarious scenes by the opposition, Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon tabled the second supplementary budget for 2023-24.

Out of the Rs 8,111.77 cr supplementary budget, a major share of Rs 1,413.34 crore has been allocated to rural works department, Rs 1,403 crore to drinking water and sanitation department and Rs 1,099.3 crore to rural development department.

Thereafter, the House was adjourned till 11am on December 19.

Earlier in the morning, opposition and ruling party members had a faceoff at the entrance of the Assembly. While the BJP-led opposition staged a protest demanding CM's reply over skipping ED summons and cash haul, the JMM also protested demanding protection of forests.

JMM legislator Sudivya Kumar said, ''The Centre is trying to sell forests to the capitalists, which we protest. Forests belong to the tribals and it should remain with them. We demand protection of forests,'' he said.