Soon after the address of Governor Lalji Tandon here on Monday, Madhya Pradesh Assembly was adjourned till March 26.
The adjournment ensured that no trust vote is held in the House as directed by the Governor in a letter written to Chief Minister Kamal Nath couple of days ago.
"Whatever correspondence has been made has been done with the Governor and not with the assembly speaker," Speaker NP Prajapati told the BJP MLAs as the Leader of Opposition demanded the floor test reading out the letter from the Governor.
Soon after the speaker adjourned the proceedings till March 26, the day when the Rajya Sabha polls would take place. Parliamentary affairs minister Govind Singh had proposed adjournment of the House in the wake of Corona virus scare.
The Congress MLAs shouted slogans against BJP while moving out of the House while the BJP MLAs remained seated in the House. The BJP MLAs left the House after reports of their party moving the court on the political crisis in MP.
A large numbers of Congress MLAs were wearing masks on Monday while none of the BJP members were seen in the protective gear.
Earlier, the Governor while leaving the House had urged the members of the House to keep intact the democratic traditions and constitutional rules and provisions amid ongoing scenario in Madhya Pradesh.
BJP MLA Narottam Mishra had questioned Governor's address saying it was a minority government and how come the Governor highlight its achievements. However the Governor went ahead with his brief address.
Massive security arrangements were made in and around the assembly on Monday. The visitor galleries were empty as no guests were allowed in the House.
Though Congress ministers and leaders had denied speculations of session getting postponed due to Corona scare in the run up to assembly session, there were rumours that it could actually happen.