States »NortPosted at: Aug 3 2021 8:47PM Cong stages walk-out from Himachal Assembly, demanding probe into death of BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma
Shimla, Aug 3 (UNI) Congress on Tuesday boycotted the question hour and later staged a walk-out from Himachal Pradesh Assembly, demanding a probe into the mysterious death of BJP Member of Parliament Ram Swaroop Sharma.
As the house assembled for the second day of the Monsoon session this morning, Congress member of assembly Jagat Singh Negi pointed out that party legislators have demanded an adjournment motion under rule 67 as even after four month of the mysterious demise of ruling party MP, free and fair probe has not been conducted.
Replying to the Opposition's concern on the issue, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that Congress members should wait for some more time as Delhi Crime branch after seizing overall evidences and testimonies has lodged an FIR in the matter.
Thakur said that it came to his knowledge from media clippings that the son of the former MP stated that his father could not take extreme steps.
The Chief Minister said that he had conveyed to party leadership at Delhi about the concern of aggrieved family members. Since the matter did not fall in the jurisdiction of this hill, the state government could not order the probe as a member died at Delhi and the matter is under investigation there, he added.
''After the demise of Mr Ramswarop his widow and son also met with him in his office; however, they did not raise any such suspicion on the probe. The two did not show any resentment on the investigation, however, they are not satisfied with the slow progress of the probe,'' Thakur told the house.
Sharma was a member of parliament and belonged to my home district chief minister informed the house stating that he himself tried to verify about the death at three to four places to know the cause of death after Ram Swaroop passed away at his Delhi residence on March 17.
Opposition member Jagat Singh Negi insisting on the discussion under rule 67 in the house said that more than four months have passed but Delhi Crime branch is clueless about the real cause of death.
Speaker Vipin Singh Parmer stated in the house amid sloganeering of Congress members that he rejected the notice given by the Congress members this morning. Speaker giving his ruling on the matter said that during the last budget session this house has discussed the issue while paying obituary references therefore it could not be allowed under rule -67.
Earlier to this Parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Bhardwaj said that the Opposition could not waive off the new paper clippings in the house since the house have already paid condolence motion and discuss the issue in depth in the last session and it could not be accepted under rule 67 in the house.
Amid Congress members' protest, the house transacted the question hours followed by which the party leaders staged a walkout from the house.
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