Consensus has been reached between the legislature party leaders of Government and Opposition to conduct the House peacefully during Winter Session of Assembly commencing on Tuesday. A meeting was held at Vidhan Sabha between the legislature party leaders of all parties headed by Speaker Dinesh Oraon on Monday.
“We are all concerned that the House is conducted peacefully and question hour does not get interrupted during the session,” said the Speaker. In order to utilize some extra time left after the supplementary expenditure is tabled on Friday, efforts are being made to hold a discussion over some of the burning issues on Friday, said the Speaker.
“Since we don’t have any business after tabling the supplementary expenditure in the second half of the Assembly session on Friday, suggestions have come from some of the members to hold a special discussion in the house over some of the burning topics of the State,” said Oraon. legal shape will be given to this suggestion during the business advisory meeting on Tuesday, he added.
“legislature party leaders from all parties present during the meeting have assured that there will be a peaceful conduct of House during this winter session,” Speaker said.
leader of opposition Hemant Soren also extended full support for peaceful conduct of house during the winter session.
“I have assured all support for a peaceful conduct of house during this session with conditions that the government takes the burning issues in the state seriously. There does not arise any question of disrupting the House,” said Soren.
Soren further added that any change inside and outside the House must be made by taking every member, in the government as well in as the opposition, into confidence and should not be done at random.
Referring to the vague answers given by some of the departments, the leader of Opposition stressed on fixing accountability on the Executive, so that the members do not get vague answers from them.
Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Chandra Prakash Chaudhary assured that reply to the members’ questions will be proper in the House. “The House will be conducted peacefully and if any clarification is sought from any of the members, reply will be given immediately,” he said. The government will try to satisfy each and every member in the house during this Winter Session, said Chaudhary.