Amarinder flays behaviour of SAD, AAP legislators in assembly

Friday, 23/06/2017

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Chandigarh : Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday lashed out at the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for disrupting the House proceedings, saying the opposition’s atrocious behaviour smacked of hooliganism.

Speaking to reporters in the ‘press lounge’ of Assembly here, he also flayed the opposition for allegedly violating the sanctity of the House with their “rowdy acts”.

Making his anguish clear over the opposition’s obstructionist behaviour in the House, a visibly upset Singh said that action should be taken against those MLAs who have been breaking the rules of the Assembly and throwing papers at the Speaker, besides creating unnecessary ruckus over non- issues.

Asked if the AAP and the SAD were conspiring together to disrupt the proceedings, he said given their conduct over the past few days, it definitely appeared to be so, in fact, ever since the Budget session commenced.

He said that he could give AAP MLAs the benefit of doubt since they were novice and did not know how to behave in the Assembly, but the Akalis are also behaving similar fashion which clearly indicates that it was a deliberate ploy to prevent the government from implementing its promises to the people.

MLAs of these parties have been violating the sanctity of the Question Hour, he said.

“Instead of utilising the Question Hour for raising their issues, they are indulging in political gimmickry to hog the limelight and to remain in the news,” he said, adding that such behaviour was completely against all democratic norms and ethics, and did not behove the elected representatives of the people.

Expressing shock at the assault on a woman watch and ward personnel by AAP MLAs on Thursday, he said it was disgusting and shameful.

Marshall’s arm broken during scuffle by AAP legislators

Chandigarh: AAP legislators on Thursday broke the arm of a Vidhan Sabha marshal and tore the buttons of the shirt of a woman constable besides hitting her repeatedly on her shoulders while scuffling in the assembly during the the budget session.

In a written complaint, in this regard the V marshal Amanjot Singh said that he was on duty in the Vidhan Sabha and AAP legislators tried to advance towards the chair of the Speaker shouting slogans. After this, when the AAP legislators were being taken out by the security personnel they attacked security personnel and during this Amanjot’s left arm broke.

Another marshal Harjit Kaur has also complained to the Speaker that when she was performing her duty in the Vidhan Sabha AAP legislator hit her on the shoulder and buttons of her shirt were torn.