Guwahati, Aug. 10: The Assam Assembly today passed a resolution appealing to the Ulfa to shun violence and also urged the Centre to expedite negotiations with the banned outfit for lasting peace in the state.

The resolution was adopted on a day which saw two adjournment motions and a walkout by Opposition MLAs from the AGP and BJP for the second day running.

The legislators walked out in protest against the Speaker?s rejection of two separate notices submitted by the two parties to suspend Question Hour to discuss the Ulfa issue and the ongoing terror run triggered by the outfit.

The proposal was made by minister of state for finance Himanta Biswa Sarma after chief minister Tarun Gogoi tried to shed light on the talks issue raised by Independent MLA Pabindra Deka.

The proposal was seconded by Independents Pramila Rani Brahma and Premadhar Bora. The appeal was unanimously accepted by the House. AGP and BJP legislators were not present in the House when the appeal was accepted.

Gogoi told the House that the state government was not a direct party to the talks, but would want the peace efforts of the Centre with the Ulfa to continue. He added that his government was committed to ushering in lasting peace.

Referring to the series of blasts in the state since August 6, the chief minister appealed to the outfit to shun violence, as innocent people were being victimised.

The Ulfa has triggered over 20 blasts, killing four persons since Saturday. The outfit is also suspected to have exploded the bomb which damaged a railway track at Kaithalkuchi in Nalbari district this morning. The blast occurred between Pathsala and Tihu stations.

In the Assembly, the AGP and the BJP stalled the proceedings of the House by seeking the suspension of Question Hour to discuss law and order in the state.

Though Speaker Prithibi Majhi rejected their plea on technical grounds, he said it could be discussed later in the day, to which the Opposition did not agree.

Majhi adjourned the House twice during Question Hour and when it re-assembled, the Opposition members stuck to their demand. With Majhi unrelenting, the AGP legislators first squatted on the ground and then staged a walkout along with the BJP legislators.

Later, speaking to newspersons about the government?s position on the Opposition?s demand for discussions, government spokesman Ripun Bora accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting the House for want of issues.