Cong walkout of Assy seeking discussion on prevailing nepotism in recruitments
Opposition Congress staged walkout from the state assembly on Wednesday as they not allowed to raise the issue of prevailing nepotism and backdoor entry in the state services in the present BJP rule.
As the house assembled for the question hours on 3rd day of Monsoon session Cong members including Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri said they want to raise the prevailing issue of backdoor entry and outsource recruitment on the basis of nepotism. Congress members said that the Government is recruiting thepeople on pick and choose basis on the name of an outsource and more than 5000 people were recruited froma particular assembly segment.
Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar said that a notice was received by him this morning under rule 67 by Congress member Mukesh Agnihotri, Asha Kumari, Sukvhinder Singh Sukhu and Rajinder Rana this morning.
He said that members wanted to raise the issue of Nepotism, large number of backdoor entry in the state services.Rejecting the notice Speaker said that since the issues have been raised by Mr Mukesh Agnihotri, Sukhvinder SinghSukhu and Vikaramaditya Singh in postponed question number 2641 on August 2 and a detail information was providedby the government. Speaker said that if member are want to raise this issue again a notice was also given bythe Cong member under rule 130 could raise this issue again.
Mukehs Agnihotri said that speaker should gave protection to them as question number 2641 speaker was referring was about unemployment not on the back door appointment. Congress members kept on raising the issue and shouted slogans, when speaker commenced question hours, agitated Cong members walked out from the assembly and boycotted the question hours.
Replying to walkout Chief Minsiter Jai Ram Thakur said that no issues could be raised in house without following Vidhan Sabha rules moreover the chair have rights to accept and reject such notices.
” Instead of abiding by the ruling of chair opposition members are indulged in violating it. The appointment on the outsource basis is not being followed by his govt but previous Cong rule also appointed number of employeeson the outsource basis. Previous Cong rule have also promised outsource employees to bring a regularization policy.” Mr Thakur said.
Chief Minister said that opposition members are trying to walk out from the assembly time and againto grab the media attention. Mr Thakur alleged that Congress party is in deep crisis of leadership disrupting the proceedings frequently in a race to get mileage in the own party.