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BJP stalls assembly proceedings, walks out

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

As soon as the proceedings started, opposition BJP MLAs raised the issue of a local court order pertaining to alleged graft in CWG projects and demanded that Dikshit step down claiming she has lost moral authority to continue in office.

V K Malhotra, the Leader of the Opposition, said the court order shows that there is ground for investigations into Dikshit's alleged involvement in CWG corruption.

Congress MLAs vociferously protested against the allegation.

BJP members shouted slogans which prompted Speaker Yoganand Shastri to adjourn the House for 30 minutes. When the House re-assembled, the situation was the same and the Speaker had to adjourn it again for another 15 minutes.

 

Ruling Congress on its part rejected the demand for Dikshit's resignation.

The House met for the third time when BJP demanded a special discussion on the issue, which was rejected by the Speaker, following which the opposition MLAs staged a walk-out.

"Let BJP say whatever they want to say. They are making wild allegations. They are not allowing Parliament to function. Now, they do not want the assembly to discuss important issues," Dikshit told reporters outside the House.

Earlier, the House condoled the death of Bollywood star Rajesh Khanna. In a condolence resolution adopted by the House, Khanna was described as a great actor.

  

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First Published: Sep 04 2012 | 5:45 PM IST

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