House adjourned thrice over job scam, mine tragedy discussion demand

Guwahati: The assembly was adjourned three times in a row on Wednesday after members of the treasury bench and the opposition demanded discussions on various issues, including the recent report on the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for-job scam, by suspending other routine business of the day.
The treasury bench sought a discussion on the report of the Justice (Retd) BK Sharma-led one-man inquiry commission into the APSC cash-for-job scam that took place in the state over 10 years ago. The report was tabled before the House on the first day of the session on Monday, held in Kokrajhar by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
On the other hand, Congress wanted a discussion on the coal mine disaster at Umrangso in Assam's Dima Hasao by suspending routine business, while the adjournment motion was sought by CPM on other syndicates and by the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on a detention centre. Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi wanted a discussion on the APSC cash-for-job scam.
Members of the treasury bench, as well as the opposition, trooped into the well of the House and pressed for their demands as soon as the Question Hour was over on Wednesday.
In a rare instance, the BJP-led alliance, which is in the govt, raised slogans and clapped inside the well while asking the speaker to allow a discussion on the report of the Justice (Retd) Biplab Kumar Sharma-led one-man inquiry commission on the APSC cash-for-job scam.
The entire opposition was demanding that the speaker accept their four notices seeking an adjournment motion. AIUDF displayed placards demanding justice for people allegedly tortured in the name of being foreigners and kept at a detention centre.
Speaker Biswajit Daimary rejected all five demands and said, "You can raise the topics through other devices. Please go back and raise the issue from your seats."
However, nobody accepted his request and continued sloganeering inside the well, following which the Speaker then adjourned the House for 10 minutes.
Chaos continued, and the same situation prevailed when the House resumed. The Speaker again adjourned the House for 10 minutes after nobody gave any heed to the Speaker's appeal to let the House function.
As soon as the House assembled, the same noisy situation continued with both the ruling and the opposition shouting from the well. The Speaker, for the third time, adjourned the House for 20 minutes.
When the assembly resumed, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the govt is ready to discuss all issues. "We have no problem in discussing the subjects. This budget session will continue for one month. So, I request the speaker to give time on any day to discuss these issues," he added.
Following this, both sides got pacified, and normal business started thereafter.