Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya, while lauding the efforts of State Government for efficiently tackling Covid-19 pandemic, said that like every other State in the Country Haryana Vidhan Sabha is also meeting in the shadow of a global pandemic that has changed the world in several ways.
The Government has taken various initiatives to effectively control the spread of this Pandemic. Arya was delivering his address on the first day of Budget Session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced on Friday.
Divulging details, Arya said that because of the decisive strategy adopted by the State Government, the positivity rate of the Covid-19 samples have been drastically reduced to 4.8 percent, the State’s mortality rate is 1.1 percent whereas the recovery rate is 98.4 percent. The Governor also applauded State Corona Warriors who have led the fight against this deadly virus.
Describing Haryana as predominantly an agrarian State, Arya said that the present State Government is working on a vision to make the agriculture sector profitable. For this, the State Government has taken several decisive steps towards doubling the farmers income including procurement at MSP for 9 crops from State Budget, top up subsidy under Mission for Integrated development of Horticulture, Micro Irrigation, and highest claim to premium ratio (greater than 1) under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
He said the State Government is vigorously pursuing the SYL matter in the Supreme Court and the Court has given a verdict in favour of Haryana, revalidating the claim of Haryana for construction of SYL canal.
Arya said that the current financial year has posed unprecedented challenges before the government due to Covid-19 pandemic. In these challenging times the State Government took several initiatives to revive the economy of the State. He said the State has witnessed a robust growth in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2020-21. The collections from GST, VAT and Excise, taken together, have been Rs. 36,594.64 crore during April 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021 as against Rs. 33,970.68 crore which is 7.72 percent higher than the corresponding period of the previous year, shared Arya.
CONGRESS TO MOVE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION ON MARCH 10
The main opposition Congress will move a no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- Janata Jannayak Party (JJP) coalition Government on March 10. With the beginning of the House after the Governor’s address on Friday, Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda raised the issue of a no-confidence motion in which he had submitted to the State Speaker Gian Chand Gupta. Replying to this, Gupta said that the Congress party’s no confidence motion has been accepted in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting. Party will move a no-confidence motion in the Assembly on March 10. On the same day, the House would discuss and vote on it, he added. 28 Congress MLAs have apparently signed on the proposal of no-confidence motion that was submitted to the Speaker. However, according to the rules, if 18 MLAs bring this proposal together, then the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly will have to accept it and decide the time for discussion and voting.
CONG MLAs WEARING BLACK ARMBAND PROTEST OUTSIDE ASSEMBLY AGAINST AGRI LAWS
On the first day of the Budget Session, Congress legislators wearing black armbands and black masks under the leadership of Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda took out a rally against the passing of Agriculture Acts from High Court Chowk to Haryana Vidhan Sabha campus. They shouted anti-BJP Government slogans. Talking to reporters, Hooda said that for the last four months, farmers have been sitting on a dharna against the centre’s agricultural laws. But the BJP Governments at the Centre and State have closed their eyes over their demands. “To open the eyes of these Governments, we are going to the assembly with black armbands and black masks against the passing of Agriculture Acts,” he added. Hooda said that the Government should immediately withdraw the three Centre’s black agricultural laws and enact farmer-friendly laws immediately.
CONG MLAs INSULTED NATIONAL ANTHEM, ALLEGES VIJ
On the first day of the Budget Session, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij brought to Speaker Gian Chand Gupta’s notice that Congress legislators wore black armbands and black masks when the national anthem was being played in the House in the presence of Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya. “Congress MLAs have insulted the national anthem. I object to this as it is an insult to the national anthem,” he added.
On this issue, an exchange of words was witnessed between Opposition MLAs and treasury benches in the House.
TRIBUTES PAID TO DEPARTED SOULS; HOODA PAYS TRIBUTES TO FARMERS WHO DIED DURING AGITATION
The House paid rich tributes to those who passed away between the end of the winter session and the beginning of the budget session. The members of the House also observed a two-minute silence to pay homage to the departed souls. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also the Leader of the House, paid tributes to Chandrawati, former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry; Om Prakash Jain, former Haryana Minister; Ramji Lal, former MP, former Haryana MLAs Chaudhary Balbir Singh, Swami Bhagwan Dev Paramhans; Padma Bhushan Darshan Lal Jain; freedom fighters Jagram, Sumer Singh Gugan Ram Yadav and people died during Uttarakhand natural calamity and others. Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda also paid tributes to the departed souls and read obituary resolutions. He also paid homage to farmers who died during farm laws agitation. He tabled the names of 240 farmers including 40 from Haryana in the House. He said that all the farmers who died during farm agitation are martyrs.