Like other sessions of the State Assembly, the winter session too concluded without completing all the scheduled sittings.
However, clearing a Bill awarding death sentence to accused in cases of rape and gang-rape of girls below 12 years, could be considered an important decision taken in the winter session.
Main Opposition Congress staged a walkout on the last day as the demand of discussion on the issue of farmers' plight should be slated for Tuesday was not met. Later, in the absence of the Opposition members, the discussion was held.
Twelve sittings were scheduled in this session, but it concluded on the eighth day, as almost all the slated businesses were completed.
Even the main Opposition in the State Assembly, Congress, was not willing to continue the session for more days, as the Leader of the Opposition Ajay Singh has been assigned the duty to campaign in the election-bound Gujarat Assembly. He left for Gujarat on Monday itself.
In the eight sittings, right from the first day, the Opposition insisted on taking up the adjournment motion on Bhopal gang-rape case, but two days passed and the Government was not willing to accept it.
On December 1, the Speaker allowed discussion on the acceptance. After daylong discussion, the motion was not accepted and the Congress members staged walkout.
On November 28, the Opposition had taken a firm stand not to allow the House to function, if the adjournment motion was not taken up. However, just the next day, change in the stance seemed dramatic, but the Opposition members claimed that there were several important issues that needed discussion in the House.
However, the House concluded on Monday clearing all the six Bills including that of 'awarding death sentence to accused
Notably, the discussion on problems of farmers like scanty rainfall, drought and Bhavantar under rule 139 was scheduled on Monday. Since, it was also 5 pm discussing important Bills, the Congress members demanded to schedule it forTuesday. When the Chair did not pay any heed to their demands, they staged walkout.