BJP stages walkout over poor law and order situation

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The Opposition BJP on Monday staged a walkout from the Himachal assembly on the resolution moved under rule-130 to discuss law and order situation of the State terming the chief minister’s statement unsatisfactory.

When Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who also holds home portfolio was replying to discussions on law and order, Opposition MlAs raised slogans against the Government and walked out from the House.

Opposition members alleged that Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s reply was not satisfactory and beyond the ground situation prevailing in the State.

Commotion in the House began, when Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh alleged that previous BJP Government had implicated him in false cases.

The Opposition members raised serious objection, when he referred to the registration case in the much talked about compact disc conversation case. To this Naina Devi legislator Randhir Sharma objected that CD case was registered during Congress regime Government.

Chief minister Virbhadra Singh in his reply to resolution moved by BJP MlA Randhir Sharma said that State Government has adopted zero tolerance policy and all the corruption case are being dealt steadily and those responsible will be brought to book.

“We are trying to make police a professional organisation which works without any fear and interference,” said Singh citing the figures of the crime. He said that from January 1 to August 15, 2013 comparative figures suggest that 66 murder cases were registered while it was 76 last year and no cases of dowry deaths were reported this year whileit was one case last year during same period.

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