Dehradun

Five Bills passed amid din

PNS

Amid uproarious scenes Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha passed five Bills, which were introduced on March 15, including Uttarakhand Miscellaneous Act Validation Bill and Indian Stamp (Uttarakhand amendment) Bill-2013; Uttarakhand Special Zone (Planned Development and upliftment of Tourism) bill-2013; Uttarakhand Medical Care Bill for nursing personnel and nursing centre and Uttarakhand sugarcane (purchase & supply) regulation (amendment) Bill-2013 on March 19.

Treasury bench also tabled the report of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) between 2004-2009, annual report of SC/ST Commission and Uttarakhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission report for the year 2011-12.

Even as the Opposition BJP continued to create din in the Assembly on Tuesday over alleged SIIDCUl land deals scam, the ruling Congress managed to complete the day’s agenda, including placing of the crucial Bhati Commission report (first part) that probed the alleged scams during the previous BJP regime.

As the House reassembled at 12.20 pm then Opposition led by leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt jumped into the Well and squatted there.

Speaker, who tried his best to order the House by adjourning the house till 11.45 am at 11.13 am later extended the adjournment to 12.20 pm, instructed Treasury bench to complete its day’s agenda and passed five bills without having any debate within 25 minutes. later Speaker adjourned the house till Wednesday 11 am at 12.45 pm.

Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat, who was facing charge of demeaning the House by making announcement that Government would table Bhati Commission on March 20, tabled the report in the House.