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Jharkhand finance minister tables budget in Assembly

BJP MLA reads out Raghubar Das government's old finance bill as mark of protest

Our Correspondent Ranchi Published 03.03.21, 12:35 PM
The budget session, at Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday.

The budget session, at Jharkhand Assembly on Wednesday. Telegraph picture

Finance minister Rameshwar Oraon on Wednesday tabled a budget worth Rs 91270 crore in Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha for 2021-22 fiscal year amid the din by BJP MLAs.

In a bizzare move, BJP's Kunti MLA Neelkanth Singh Munda kept reading old budget of Raghubar Das government tenure in the assembly as part of protest while Oraon read the budget.

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Earlier in the day, finance minister Rameshwar Oraon called upon governor Droupadi Murmu as a customary practice to hand her the copy of budget estimates.

Earlier in the day, finance minister Rameshwar Oraon called upon governor Droupadi Murmu as a customary practice to hand her the copy of budget estimates. Telegraph picture

Earlier, speaker Rabindranath Mahto was forced to adjourn the proceedings till 12 noon minutes after the session began at 11am because of BJP's continuous protest.

BJP MLAs  protest outside the House on Wednesday.

BJP MLAs protest outside the House on Wednesday. Telegraph picture

Clad in saffron T-shirts and kurtas bearing slogans against Hemant government, BJP MLAs resorted to protest both inside and outside the House. The saffron dress which they wore bore slogans against the government for scrapping state recruitment policy, law and order issues, joblessness among others. As the House began, Congress's Poriyahat MLA Pradeep Yadav objected to BJP MLAs present inside the House in saffron costumes demanding their ouster. Speaker later asked BJP lawmakers to maintain decorum and shed the saffron dresses which they denied forcing him to adjourn the house amid the pandemonium.

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