Congress members stage walkout in assembly

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 21:09 [IST]

Gandhinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) All Congress opposition members today staged a walkout in the state assembly during the debate on the demands of Road&Building Department in protest against the non-allocation of sufficient time to members to take part in the debate.

Congress whip Balwantsinh Rajput, who initiated the debate on the demands of the department, protested against allocation of only five minute time for the debate.

The congress members then walked out of the house in protest, demanding more time for the debate.

Meanwhile, R&B minister I K Jadeja started his reply on the demands of his department in the absence of opposition.

However, leader of the opposition Arjun Modhwadia and Chief Minister Narendra Modi were not present in the house when the walkout took place.

UNI

Topics: ASSEMBLY-GUJ-WALKOUT

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