States » NorthPosted at: Feb 26 2021 11:27PM Impressive welcome, unceremonious departure of HP GuvShimla, Feb 26 (UNI) The Jai Ram Government of Himachal Pradesh was caught unawares on the Floor of the House, as the aggressive strategy of Opposition Congress led to unceremonious departure of Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Datattreya from the state Assembly, despite a rousing welcome on the very first day of the Budget session, here on Friday.Himachal Pradesh Governor presented Guv address of Jai Ram Thakur Government however the very first day of this session being held after gap of six months due to Covid Pandemic witnessed uglyscenes inside and outsides of house today, As the house assembled for the budget session at 1100 hrs Guv turned up in the assemble complex given impressive welcome by the guard of honour and attractivebokey of flowers.It was after five to six minutes when the opposition leader Mr Mukesh Agnihotri started intervening in theGuv address. Mr Mukesh Agnihotri was heard speaking that Opposition want to discuss number of poepleissues like death of farmers againist farms law and hike of fuel prices but he said that Oppn wants that Guv address must mentions of these issue. He said that Oppn would interesting to heard the Guv entire address till last.But as the Governor concluded his after reading three pages and stated that the address should be considered read in the house Opposition members agitated over the move. The proceeding was adjourned for the few minutes, As it started again Vidhan Sabha Deputy Speaker Hansraj was on the chair andhe decided to adjourned the house for Monday as Opposition wanted to raise their issues stating that they have moved motion for the discussion on public importance issues. Staging protest in the house , Opposition members moved to the opposition lobby instead of moving outside their routine gate they moved to the entery gate of speaker in the Vidhan Sabha complex and gave Dharana on the threshold but outside the house,The Guv was inside the Speaker chamber and being offered high tea by the Vidhan Sabha staff whenGuv started moving out or departure from the house to Rajbhavan he was accompanied by vidhan sabhaSpeaker, Chief Minister, number of other cabinet and beside the first lady and wife of Governor.The Guv could not moved out for few seconds owing to Dharana on the entry gate. The Vidhan Sabha staff and Parliamentary affairs Miniter Suresh Bhardwaj seen ranging protesting Congress members to clear the way for Guv but they did not relent.Governor some how moved out side of the entry gate and taking left he come down Vidhan Sabha premises entry point however Opposition members showing protest cordoned the Guv for few minutes. When Cong memberswere qualled from the spot , Guv could came into his vehicles but Opposition members also stopped the Convey of Governor in the pedestal of the vidhan sabha courtyard . Deputy Speaker Hansraj and number of other cabinet ministers including Urban Development minister Suresh Bhardwaj rushed toward the Congress members and they again qualled them away from the car of Governor. But Congress members again rushedtoward the vehicle of Governor and started thumping its bonnet . Some of opposition members also seentoring the copy of Guv address and thew it over the his Car.The tension further rose and this time security of Vidhan Sabha in civil uniforms qualled away the oppostion membersand Guv car could move out from the scene without causing tangible hurts to the vehicle and to the Guv and his staff.Congress leader of Opposition Mr Mukesh Aganihotri justified their protest stating that Guv should have read theentire address. Since the Guv Address was sheer lies he seems to be not interested in it and he went to enjoy thehigh tea and snack in the Speaker Chambers.Since the assembly convened after gap of six months after Covid pandemic people of state and country as being crushed by the hike in fuel prices and farmers are protesting to repeal the three farms laws for months , Mr MukeshAgnihotri said that they have given the call of protest on Guv address yesterday .'' We have already stated yesterday that they would go to any extents to raise the public issues. We are agitating aggressively since the on very first day government was not interested to hear them and did not want to them to join to raise public issues. Why after Guv address the house was adjourned in hurry.The entire episode was covered by media and it was partly covered in the Vidhan Sabha cctv footage. The Government and Vidhan Sabha speakers expected to give reacton on the incidents however Government caught unware . The VIdhan Sabhamanuals and rules books were being requisitioned, security staff including Director General of Police Mr Sanjay Kunduand other high brass including Chief Secretary was called in the speaker chambers . Chief Ministers and his cabinetmembers and Speaker and Deputy Speakers have no immediate answer to this unceremonious departure of Guv .It took almost one and half hours to the Government and Vidhan Sabha speaker to defends them and restored the lost diginity as much of water has been flown down the drain. Parliamentary affaris Minister before going to BJP legisltive party meeting indicated to the media standing for government reaction on the issue at the entery point of speaker thatmedia would be address after all party meeting but speaker is going to convene special seating of the house by today.Interestingly the ruling party which should have come with a floor strategy on very first day convened BJP legislative meeting after the session today . Before offensive and aggressive opposition it seems to be visible that there was no floor strategyof ruling party for 17 sittings Budget session and the opposition have already been forced to be defended on the very first day.At 1300 hrs the Speaker exercising his discretionary power under rule 346 of assembly rule started the spl sitting without giving any notice to the Congress members . When Speaker was questioned by media after the sitting he stated that members were floated messages to jion the special session however Opposition leader Mr Mukesh Agnihotri stated that decision to convened the special seating after adjournment of house till Monday was taken in BJP legislative meeting as the Members have sms about the session at 1246 hrs they could not join house on the notice of four minutes as the house special sitting was convened at 1250hrs.The BJP Govt parliamentary affaris minister Mr Suresh Bhardwaj come up with the resolution to suspend five membersof Congress which include Mr Agnihotri, Mr Harshvardhan Chauhan, Mr Satpal Raijada, Surinder Thakur and Venaya Kumar which was passed by the treasury benches with voice vote in absence of any members of Opposition.Later speaker addressed the media persons out side his chamber and condemned the unceremonious and acrimoniousscenes inside and out side the assembly terming it the blow on the decomocartic and constitutional post of Governor.He said that Congress members were already urged by him to behave at par the decorum of the house but they did disobeyed him forcing the assembly to exercised the special power conferred with him and the decisions of suspendious of the five members were taken by the house who could not able to join the budget session till Mar 20. Speaker said that Opposition leaders' behaviour outside and inside assembly was found good and he was disrupted the movement of the Governor when he was going out from the house after giving Guv address . He said thatGuv could read the Guv address to some extents and in the past several Governor laid the Guv addressed unread partly it was not compulsory for them.The first day of assembly which meet after Monsoon session after the gap of six months witnessed unruly scenes and the Opposition could not be blamed alone but it was failure of protocol and security breach of Governor which warrants action against the responsible however the lack of proper floor strategy and taking the Opposition call ofprotest on Guv address given on Thursday by the opposition leader lightly exposed the treasury benches and Governmentthat it caught unaware of floor management which rarely occured in the history of this Vidhan Sabha.The unruly science would not able to contained the erosion of faith of public in the parliamentary democracy as theVidhan Sabha sessions should have been to heal the sores of crying humanity suffered alot from the pandemic.lack of propoer health services to people. death of large number of people on Covid pandemic and so on and so forth.UNI ML RJ 2320Tags: #Impressive welcome# unceremonious departure of HP Guv