The Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly today rejected the government's readiness to debate over its adjournment motion on the alleged irregularities in the 5th Jharkhand Public Service Commission and stalled the proceedings for the second successive day.
Amidst ruckus, the House passed budget allocations for the Water Resources, Drinking Water and Sanitation departments through voice vote before the Speaker, Dinesh Oraon, adjourned the House till tomorrow, minutes after the lunch break.
Earlier, as soon as the House convened in the morning, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM's) working president and former chief minister, Hemant Soren, demanded 'rejection' of the results of the 5th JPSC examination and demanded a CBI probe into it as the JMM, Congress and a couple of other Opposition members created a din.
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik's) Pradip Yadav too demanded for cancellation of the results, Congress MLA, Sukhdeo Bhagat, maintained his party's stand that the results be put on hold and a probe be ordered at any level.
The Opposition rejected the offer made by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Saryu Roy that the government was ready to debate over the Motion under rule 54 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of Jharkhand Assembly.
Roy added that the debate would enable the government place point-wise demands of the opposition, and avoid any wrong message emanating in the House going out.
He also reminded the members in the Opposition benches that the case was pending before the High Court.
The Speaker reminded the Opposition members that they
had been apprised of the matter in the all-party meeting held for two days during the ongoing session.
Stating that the case was pending before a court, the Speaker said the House could not go beyond a limit.
However, Soren alleged that the students had approached the court as the government did not intervene and if the government would take a decision then the students would withdraw their case.
Soren, also the leader of the opposition, said the issue had been raised during the Winter Session of the House and that the government could initiate action even if it was in the court.
Backing Soren, JVM's Legislature Party Leader Pradip Yadav demanded that the results be cancelled and a CBI probe ordered into the alleged irregularities in the JPSC examination.
Indicating to the JMM, the Urban Development Minister, C P Singh, said "19 members can't hijack the House."
Oraon adjourned the House for about half-an-hour to convene the meeting of Business Advisory Committee in the hope of ending the logjam.
On resumption, Soren, however, said the Opposition was not satisfied with the outcome of the meeting and the Opposition members trooped into the Well, disrupting the proceedings, which forced the Speaker to adjourn the House for a second time till 12.50 pm even as the scene was no different on resumption and the House broke for the lunch break.
After the break, the Speaker was forced to adjourn the House till tomorrow after the passing of Budget allocations for the departments.
The opposition had disrupted the House proceedings the entire day on February 26 on the same issue.
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The Adjournment Motion was moved by Jharkhand Vikas
Morcha (Prajatantrik) Legislature Party leader Pradip Yadav in connection with the JPSC issue, on which the government expressed desire to discuss the matter.
