The Rajasthan Assembly faced turmoil on Saturday during a proposed debate on the state government’s performance. The dispute erupted over the agenda, leading to the House being adjourned three times throughout the day. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel’s motion for a debate on the BJP government’s two-year performance report sparked the controversy.
Leader of the Opposition Tika Ram Jully objected strongly, citing an earlier agreement by the Business Advisory Committee for a broader debate comparing the BJP government’s two years with the Congress government’s five-year term. Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra also raised concerns, highlighting Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s previous statement accepting the Opposition’s challenge for a “two years versus five years” debate.
The disagreement escalated into heated exchanges between ruling party and Opposition members, resulting in disruptions. Congress MLAs protested against the revised agenda, entering the well of the House and raising slogans. This led to multiple adjournments, with protests persisting even when BJP MLA Atul Bhansali was called to begin the debate.
Leader of the Opposition, Jully, accused the government of evading accountability, emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive debate for transparency and accountability. He noted that such a discussion would have allowed the people of Rajasthan to evaluate and compare both governments’ performances. MLAs from the Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) also protested inside the Assembly, demanding a CBI probe into alleged paper leaks and recruitment irregularities.
