Yet another day of the Assembly was washed out on Monday without transacting much business as the Government stood firm on its position over JPSC row.
Sending out no signal to concede to the demands of the Opposition, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Saryu Roy even challenged the aggrieved to seek the court’s intervention in the case if there is any doubt in mind.
“We have not received the recommendations from the JPSC as of now. Even then, I can say that objections of the Opposition and others have no merit. They say why numbers of vacancies were changedIJ It was because the Home Depatment had by mistake sent some backlog vacancies as regular to the Commission which would have deprived the reserved sections. As far as publication of result ahead of the court’s verdict is concerned, there was no stay on this. Still, the applicants can go to the court if they feel it is a case of contempt,” said Roy, replying to the reporters outside the House.
The Minister also added that the Government is ready to discuss the issue threadbare and even ready to handover files related to the examination to the members. “Also, in the meeting we have offered them to see the files or form an Assembly committee to look into the matter. Our hands are tied as the matter is sub-judice and the House is in the motion as well.” Otherwise we would have even gone to the media clarifying the Government stand,” he said.
The matter took centerstage soon after the proceeding resumed on Monday, the day when all important Chief Minister’s Question Hour was listed as the first business. Nevertheless, the Opposition members, led by the JMM, were on their feet demanding a CBI probe into the matter and immediate withdrawal of the result published last Sunday.
Amid din, the Speaker adjourned the House and called a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) in his chamber to resolve the deadlock. Notwithstanding the consultation, both the sides remained adamant on their aforesaid stand.
later, referring to the discussion having taken place in the business advisory committee meeting, Urban Development Minister CP Singh rapped the Opposition for adopting ‘my way or the highway’ attitude. “The Opposition is hijacking the House. We are ready to discuss in details and have offered four options to them. Debate the matter, see the files, form an Assembly committee or wait for the High Court’s order. Yet they are not ready which is nothing but politicising the issue dangerously,” said Singh.
Earlier, leader of Opposition Hemant Soren and JVM’s Pradeep Yadav were vociferous demanding cancelation of result and ordering a CBI probe into the ‘embezzlements’ taken place.
“They say the matter is in the court. But why it is in the courtIJ It is because of the Government. Even then, the Government can act but the CM said in the meeting that no action would be taken. What is the point in discussing then,” asked Soren justifying the uproar.
Yadav alleged that the 5th Civil Services exam was rigged from the beginning itself and no purpose would be met by a debate. The up in arms members declined to listen to Speaker Dinesh Oraon, rejected their own Adjournment Motion brought for debating the matter and charged the Government for preferring ‘outsiders’ over ‘Jharkhandis’ in the final merit list.
Irked over the allegations, Saryu Roy pleaded the members to speak with responsibility. “It is highly damaging if you say something based on your perception and not the fact. It would send a wrong signal outside,” he said.
Finally, when the House met post-lunch session amid din, the Speaker hurriedly passed the Demand for Grant amounting about Rs 1703 crore proposed for Water Resources Department for fiscal year 2016-17 without any discussion.