The three day Monsoon session of Jharkhand Assembly concluded on Tuesday. During the three day session, nine Bills including investment Bill, motor vehicles (amendment) were passed in the House. However, negating speculations two Bills the Sarna religious code and Jharkhand Land Mutation Bill which were slated to be tabled missed from the list of Bills passed in Assembly.
Sources said that the State Government withdrew the Jharkhand Land Mutation Bill 2020 in the last hour due to protest from the Congress camp.
Interestingly, the Jharkhand Cabinet had passed the Land Mutation Bill. It was also speculated that the government will pass the Sarna religious code after finance minister Rameshwar Oraon on several occasions had said that the State government will bring Sarna religious code. On Monday, Legislators from Mandar Bandhu Tirkey too had raised the Sarna religious code issue demanding Soren government to bring the Bill.
On the last day of monsoon session there was discussion on corona pandemic. JVM turn Congress legislator from Poreyahat Pradeep Yadav initiating the debate appreciated government works in fight against corona pandemic. Yadav said that due to Jharkhand Government's effort, the first shramjeevi train carrying migrant workers ran in State. JMM legislator speaking on the issue raised the issue of opening up of kitchens for migrant workers and free distribution of food grains among poor people.
However, BJP MLA from Ranchi and former minister CP Singh, pulling the government said that the state government has failed in controlling the corona pandemic in State. Singh said the government had failed to control the corona pandemic in the State. Singh cited lack of health facilities at government hospitals.
Earlier, as the session commenced the ruling party members raised the farm Bill passed in Parliament last week. The ruling party members protesting the farm Bills alleged that the Modi government is anti-farmers, demanding rollback of farm Bills. Congress MLA from Mahatama Deepika Pandey Singh had a unique way of protest as she reached the Assembly riding a tractor.
The Assembly also passed Rs 2584 crore supplementary budget. While the ruling party members protested against farm Bills, the Oppostion attacked government on recruitment policies, Dalit atrocities, poor law and order situation and others.