The House was adjourned till 11 am on Thursday on the maiden day of the Budget session on Wednesday as the Opposition members raised hammer and tongs, debunking the Governor’s speech as one studded with falsehoods.
The Speaker adjourned the House at 3.05 pm after the house re-assembled after the Governor’s speech was over. However, the leader of the House Chief Minister Harish Rawat stoutly defended the speech, claiming that the true achievements of his government had figured in it . This spawned unruly scene, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House for the day.
During an informal conversation with the media persons, CM Rawat said that 80 per cent of the projects mentioned in the speech of the Governor have either been completed or are underway. “The Governor has given some instructions for the remaining projects and they would find places in the Budget proposals,” CM said.
Stressing on healthy discourse and debate during the session, he said that the House should be run in accordance with its dignity and decorun. “If the Opposition tells us about the government’s deficiencies we will humbly rectify the shortcomings. After all, we all have the same objective, development of Uttarakhand,” he remarked.
Asked about his reaction to the statement made by the leader of the Opposition regarding Rs 25, 000 crore getting into the State’s coffers thanks to the newly introduced funding pattern, CM claimed that the State has incurred a loss of Rs 1500 crore due to the new funding pattern.