Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Sitasaran Sharma on Tuesday directed Ministers to ensure that replies to queries wherein it has been stated in the Question Answer Booklet that information is being collected should be provided on the first day of the next session.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, Arif Aqueel (principal-opposition Congress) said the regime has mentioned in response to several questions that details were being gathered.
He alleged that the dispensation resorted to such measures only to avoid questions and urged the Chair to provide an arrangement in the matter.
In Zero Hour, Deputy leader of the Opposition Bala Bachchan and other Congress members Sachin Yadav and Surendra Singh Baghel raised the issue of approximately 200 villages coming under submergence zone of the Sardar Sarovar Dam and nearly 23,000 families being affected by it.
Bachchan said he has submitted a notice for discussion on the matter through an adjournment motion.
He sought an immediate discussion on the issue. Dr Sharma assured that he would consider the matter.
Congress member Girish Bhandari raised the issue of procurement centres not being set up for purchase of ‘moong’ and ‘urad’ pulses in Narsinghgarh. Agriculture Minister Gaurishankar Bisen said necessary directives were issued to district collectors in this regard.
Jaivarddhan Singh of Congress raised the issue of ‘mandi’ tax being levied at agriculture produce markets in the State despite the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, which is being touted as one tax throughout the country. He urged for withdrawal of this tax.