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PATNA: Members of the opposition BJP on Monday created noisy scene in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha demanding resignation of deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav who was recently charged by CBI in the land-for-job scam in railways.
As soon as the House assembled on the opening day of the five-day monsoon session, BJP chief whip Janak Ram rose in his seat and demanded the resignation of Tejashwi saying as the deputy CM has been charged in a corruption case he should quit the post immediately. Tejashwi was sitting alongside the CM Nitish Kumar and other senior cabinet colleagues in the treasury benches when the demand for his resignation was being raised.
Though the house was adjourned within 16 minutes after transacting necessary businesses and obituary references, the BJP leaders, while speaking to media outside the house, made it clear that they are not going to spare the government on the issue of resignation of Tejashwi during the remaining four days of the session.
The leader of opposition in the assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha, while interacting with reporters in his chamber, asked the CM to seek resignation of his deputy because he has now been charged in a corruption case.
Sinha also pointed out that the CM, during his previous tenures, took resignation of several ministers including Jitan Ram Manjhi, R N Singh, Manju Verma, Mewalal Choudhary and Kartikeya Kumar only after their name figured in police cases. “Here, Tejashwi has been charged in a corruption case by none other than the CBI, but the CM is silent over Tejashwi’s matter. Where is your policy of zero tolerance on corruption?” Sinha asked.
Before beginning of proceedings inside the house, a group of BJP members led by former deputy CM Renu Devi and Darbhanga MLA Sanjay Sarawagi, gathered near the assembly portico and raised slogans against “charge-sheeted” deputy CM. They also demanded the resignation of Tejashwi.
Earlier, Nitish reached the assembly along with Tejashwi and the latter’s elder brother and environment and forest minister Tej Pratap Yadav, in the CM’s official car, apparently to send a strong message among the opponents that ‘all is well in the grand alliance.’
Prior to arriving at the assembly premises, Nitish, Tejashwi and Tej Pratap attended an environment and forest department’s event at the adjacent premises of the main secretariat where the CM inaugurated the state-level “Van Mahotsav” by planting a ‘Maulshree’ sapling.
In his introductory address, the speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary urged the members to raise their questions/ issues as per the provisions of the rules and procedures of the assembly and the government would be compelled to give reply on all subjects. He also urged the members to utilise maximum time of this “small session”, scheduled to be concluded on July 14.
As soon as the House assembled on the opening day of the five-day monsoon session, BJP chief whip Janak Ram rose in his seat and demanded the resignation of Tejashwi saying as the deputy CM has been charged in a corruption case he should quit the post immediately. Tejashwi was sitting alongside the CM Nitish Kumar and other senior cabinet colleagues in the treasury benches when the demand for his resignation was being raised.
Though the house was adjourned within 16 minutes after transacting necessary businesses and obituary references, the BJP leaders, while speaking to media outside the house, made it clear that they are not going to spare the government on the issue of resignation of Tejashwi during the remaining four days of the session.
The leader of opposition in the assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha, while interacting with reporters in his chamber, asked the CM to seek resignation of his deputy because he has now been charged in a corruption case.
Sinha also pointed out that the CM, during his previous tenures, took resignation of several ministers including Jitan Ram Manjhi, R N Singh, Manju Verma, Mewalal Choudhary and Kartikeya Kumar only after their name figured in police cases. “Here, Tejashwi has been charged in a corruption case by none other than the CBI, but the CM is silent over Tejashwi’s matter. Where is your policy of zero tolerance on corruption?” Sinha asked.
Before beginning of proceedings inside the house, a group of BJP members led by former deputy CM Renu Devi and Darbhanga MLA Sanjay Sarawagi, gathered near the assembly portico and raised slogans against “charge-sheeted” deputy CM. They also demanded the resignation of Tejashwi.
Earlier, Nitish reached the assembly along with Tejashwi and the latter’s elder brother and environment and forest minister Tej Pratap Yadav, in the CM’s official car, apparently to send a strong message among the opponents that ‘all is well in the grand alliance.’
Prior to arriving at the assembly premises, Nitish, Tejashwi and Tej Pratap attended an environment and forest department’s event at the adjacent premises of the main secretariat where the CM inaugurated the state-level “Van Mahotsav” by planting a ‘Maulshree’ sapling.
In his introductory address, the speaker Awadh Bihari Choudhary urged the members to raise their questions/ issues as per the provisions of the rules and procedures of the assembly and the government would be compelled to give reply on all subjects. He also urged the members to utilise maximum time of this “small session”, scheduled to be concluded on July 14.
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