BJP stages walkout over compensation issue
Members of the BJP staged a walkout from the Upper House after they were unsatisfied with the reply of the Government on making estimated loss to crop damaged during recent rain and hailstorm. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, leader of BJP group in the State Council, Hriday Narain Dixit, claimed the estimate of the total loss to crop in the State, as presented by the Government is not correct so the real picture should be made on the issue. leader of House, Ahmed Hassan, denying the allegations said the State Government is concerned with the losses incurred to farmers and a compensation package to give immediate relief to the farmers has been already announced by the Government. The BJP members, however, were not satisfied with the reply and staged a wall-out from the House over the issue.
No plan to ban liquor sale in UP: Govt
The State Government informed the Assembly that it has no proposal to enact total prohibition on liquor in the State “as it is not possible because of public interest and fear of loss of revenue generation”.
While replying to a question of Dr Dharampal Singh (BSP) State PWD Minister Shiv Pal Singh Yadav said total ban on liquor sale in the State would promote smuggling of the same and would also lead to increase in supply of hooch. “Ban on liquor could also lead to people purchasing hooch in which several people could die,’ the Minister said and added that the revenue collected through the taxes imposed on liquors is being used for public welfare and developmental works.
Govt passes bills that curb mayors’ rights
Amid unprecedented protest from the BJP, the Uttar Pradesh Government got two controversial Bills, which curtails the rights of Mayors and even allows the State Government to sack them over financial irregularities, passed in Vidhan Sabha without any amendment from the Opposition. The Bills were tabled in the House at noon and were passed within next 90 minutes amid pandemonium in the House. Due to the uproar by the BJP members, the House passed budgetary grants of 41 departments through voice vote without going for a debate. On the other hand, assuring jobs to the educated youth Union Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister Kalraj Mishra said Government has launched ‘Berozgar to Swarozgar’ scheme where over three lakh educated youth have been given training in last nine months so as to make them financially independent.
recruitment scam: opp protests against govt
Recruitment scam once again came to haunt the Government when Opposition protested in both the Houses. The unsuccessful candidates continued to protest across the State demanding cancellation of the process and action against the officials. Some activists, who joined the protesters, appealed either to announce a probe by the CBI or by SIT.