Noisy scenes in Assam House over condition of roads in state
Posted by barunroy on July 14, 2008
FROM PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Guwahati, Jul 14 (PTI) Assam assembly today witnessed noisy scenes as ruling and opposition members traded charges on the condition of roads in various parts of the state. As Minister Ajanta Neog was replying to a question by Asom Gana Parishad’s (AGP) Prabin Gogoi on the progress of building roads under the Prime Ministers Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) on behalf of the chief minister, Opposition leader Chandra Mohan Patowary intervened by stating that condition of roads was “extremely bad”.
This infuriated ruling party members including Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bharat Narah who pointed out that opposition MLAs have no right to intervene and disrupt the minister’s reply. Patowary was joined by members of the BJP, Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) and the CPI who insisted that the government issue a statement on the progress in improving roads under the (PMGSY).
With Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai asking the members to listen to the reply of the minister, Neog announced that a vigilance committee has been formed to monitor the progress of the PMGSY.
The matter came to an abrupt halt wi
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This is the privelege we will have once we have a state of our own we shall also be able to ask for more accountability.