The members of the Opposition raised objections during Governor Balramji Dass Tandon’s address to the House on the opening day of Budget Session of Chhattisgarh Assembly on Monday. However, the Governor continued with the speech while asking the members to discuss over the issues later.
When the Governor mentioned about State’s achievements in the field of agriculture and about ‘Krishi Karman’ award, the Congress members including, Satyanarayan Sharma and Bhupesh Baghel, who said the farmers have not been given bonus on paddy while the paddy purchased is lying in the open.
To this, Tandon said that the issue can be discussed in the House. Similarly, when the Governor mentioned about MGNREGS award, Bhupesh Baghel pointed out that MGNREGS payments are pending for more than a year while no new works have been started in the State under the scheme.
When the Governor mentioned about schools, Satyanarayan Sharma raised the point that the Shala Prabandhan Committees have not been constituted. To this, the Governor said that they can discuss on the issues. Sharma also pointed out recovery of disproportionate assets and cash from an officer of Irrigation Department.
He alleged that the corrupt officers are being sheltered by the State government. The Congress member also pointed out a scam in meter shifting of the Energy Department during Governor’s address. When the Governor mentioned about Public Distribution System (PDS), both Sharma and Baghel raised objection and said that crores have been recovered in raids.
Baghel asked about the zero tolerance policy of Chief Minister Raman Singh on corruption. While the Governor was mentioning the schemes of the Health Department, Sharma pointed out the incident of deaths in sterilization camp and uterus scam. Congress member Motilal Devangan pointed that the weavers are migrating when the Governor was highlighting the schemes for weavers during his speech.