In a surprise move, the Budget session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly was on Thursday adjourned sine die 29 days ahead of schedule amid raging controversy over the MP Professional Examination Board scam, after passing the State's annual budget 2015-16 by a voice vote. The budget was presented in the House on Wednesday.
The ruling BJP members too created an uproar while condemning the Opposition Congress for repeatedly disrupting the House, since its commencement on February 18, over the MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
As the House assembled on Thursday, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma took up the listed business by beginning with the Question Hour. But, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narottam Mishra raised the issue of the Opposition's alleged irresponsible behaviour over MPPEB scam.
Mishra urged the Speaker to allow him to table the Censure Motion against Congress members who had created ruckus in the House by showing disrespect to the Governor and had later boycotted his customary address.
He said that they did not even allow leader of the House Shivraj Singh Chouhan to reply to the motion of thanks to the Governor's address. The Speaker then asked him to wait till the completion of the Question Hour at 11.30 am. But, the ruling party members created an uproar, condemning the Opposition's behaviour.
Congress members too objected to Mishra's intervention, leading to a heated exchange of words between them following which the Speaker adjourned the House for 15 minutes. When the House re-assembled, the situation remained unchanged following which the Speaker again adjourned the House till 11.30 am.
Post-adjournment when the House took up the listed business, Mishra tabled the Censure Motion to which the Congress members objected. Amid din, Forest Minister Gaurishanker Shejwar also seconded it and it was passed by voice vote. Congress member Ramniwas Rawat could not reply to the Censure Motion following disruptions. later, the Congress members trooped into the well of the House and squatted there.