The State Assembly was on Wednesday adjourned sine die amid protests by the Opposition Congress, which sought a discussion on the people in the State displaced due to the closure of the gates of the Sardar Sarovar dam built on river Narmada in Gujarat.
The Question Hour was washed out due to commotion over the issue of dam oustees as Speaker Sitasharan Sharma adjourned the House twice.
When the House reassembled for the third time, the Assembly was adjourned sine die after transacting the listed business, amid slogan-shouting by Opposition MlAs.
Congress members started demanding a discussion over the people displaced due to the Sardar Sarovar dam project. When the Speaker told them to raise the issue after completion of Question Hour, Congress members insisted on immediate discussion and trooped into the Well. As the uproar continued, the Speaker adjourned the House for 10 minutes. After it reassembled, deputy leader of Opposition Bala Bachchan demanded that the Speaker should give an assurance for a discussion on the issue of people displaced due to the dam. When the Speaker refused to accept the Opposition's demand, Congress members, including Sachin Yadav, Surendra Singh Baghel and others trooped into the Well of the House and
started shouting slogans. leader of Opposition Ajay Singh also sought assurance from the Speaker about the discussion on this issue. Amid the uproar, Minister for Narmada Valley Development, lal Singh Arya, said the State Government was following the directives of the Supreme Court in the case of dam oustees. Several members of the Treasury and Opposition benches started speaking together, creating commotion in the House, which forced the Speaker to adjourn the House till noon.
However, when the House re-assembled, the Opposition members continued to create a ruckus and the Speaker's appeal for completing the business of the House went unheard. Bachchan said several MlAs sought adjournment motion on the issue.