With business as usual inside the Punjab Assembly, main Opposition Congress on Monday held a “mock” session at the parking lot of the Vidhan Sabha and lambasted the ruling Akali Dal for alleged lawlessness in the State.
Sporting black bands on their head and headgears, Congress MlAs “rejected” the vote of account budget presented in their absence by State Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa in the House.
At their meeting chaired by “Speaker” Jagmohan Singh Kang, the Opposition members raised several incidents of alleged lawlessness in the State.
leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Jakhar said they would urge the Governor to reject the budget. "It's not a budget, but a fraud with the people of the State," he said.
Congress MlAs, including Aruna Chaudhary, Rana Gurjeet Singh and Gurkirat Singh Kotli, strongly protested against the proposed property tax to be implemented from April one by the Parkash Singh Badal Government.