Sushil Manav
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 26
The Haryana Assembly today passed 12 Bills in just over 90 minutes in the monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha, which lasted less than three hours. Walkout by the Congress-led Opposition, which wanted deliberation on key Bills, couldn't deter the BJP-JJP government from tabling the Bills.
Held under extraordinary circumstances in the absence of CM ML Khattar, Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, Agriculture Minister JP Dalal, Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma and four legislators — all positive for Covid-19 — the session began at 2 pm and was adjourned sine die well before 5 pm. Five other MLAs — Kiran Choudhry, Dura Ram, Pradeep Chaudhary, Gopal Kanda and Ram Niwas — stayed away. As many as 23 Vidhan Sabha staffers also tested positive for the virus today.
The session was curtailed to a few hours after the business advisory committee (BAC) of the Assembly met this morning. "It was decided the business has to be transacted in shorter duration in view of the pandemic," said Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa.
Leader of the Opposition BS Hooda said: "The members should have been given an opportunity to debate, but the government was hell bent on passing the Bills without discussion."
Legislations cleared
Bills to undo 2017 amendment to the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, and amend the Haryana municipal, goods and service and value added tax Acts
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