The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised several issues, including the state’s University Bill 2025, in the Jharkhand Assembly, forcing the Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato to adjourn the House as the proceedings were disrupted on Thursday. Jharkhand LoP Babulal Marandi and BJP MLAs, raising several issues, then protested outside the state Assembly.
As the Question Hour began, BJP's Hatia MLA Naveen Jaiswal alleged the state government is politicising education by passing the Jharkhand State University Bill,2025, citing, "The bill is an attempt to seize the Governor's power, prevent students' election. Students are agitating on the streets. This is the issue of students and education."
The bill was passed by the Jharkhand government in the Assembly on Tuesday, August 26.
Replying to Jaiswal on the State University Bill, Higher and Technical Education Minister Sudivya Kumar alleged that the opposition is spreading confusion over students' elections in universities.
"Students' democratic rights were not violated in the bill," he said.
Thereafter, BJP MLAs trooped into the Well of the House, which was followed by the members of the treasury bench. The speaker urged the members to go back to their seats and let the question hour function.
"If members continue to disrupt question hour like this, they should not put questions next time. This will diminish the importance of question hour, and its responsibility will fall on members. I think people will form an opinion on the importance of assembly and disruption of question hour in the future. So, I request the members to let the question hour function," Mahato said.
Members from both sides continued to create a ruckus in the House. Then, the Speaker adjourned the House till 12 noon after 10 minutes of its functioning.
Besides this, Jaiswal raised the issue of the 'encounter' death of Surya Hansda and demanded a CBI probe. The House assembled for the day around 11 am with Congress legislature party leader Pradeep Yadav raising the demand of Bharat Ratna to former chief minister Shibu Soren and installation of idols of Bhimrao Ambedkar, Sido-Kahnu and Dishom Guru Shibu Soren in the assembly complex.
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