- My government has strengthened the basic facilities like electricity, water, housing, ration, education and health to make every Gujarati a pioneer with the spirit of Antyodaya to Sarvodaya with the support of the Central Government led by PM Narendrabhai Modi: Governor
- Cong stages walkout after Speaker refuses to extend session as Speaker refuses to extend the session to discuss the motion to thank Governor Acharya Devvrat for his address to the House
- Just because the ruling party is having a thumping majority in the House that does not mean it can bend or subvert the Assembly rules and run the House on its whims: Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, DEC 20
The recently-held Assembly elections proved that the people of the state support sincere leadership, clear policies and genuine intentions, said Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat in his address to the Assembly on Tuesday.
आज 15 वीं गुजरात विधानसभा के प्रथम सत्र के प्रारंभ पर सदन को संबोधित किया। विधानसभा सदस्य के रूप में चुनकर आनेवाले सभी सदस्यों को शुभकामनाएं देते हुए कहा कि संसदीय लोकतंत्र के इस पवित्र भवन में जनसेवा के कल्याणकारी कार्यों हेतु आप सभी सदैव प्रतिबद्ध रहें। pic.twitter.com/UGX0tbNkgS
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) December 20, 2022
However, the opposition Congress staged a walkout from the Gujarat Assembly after Speaker Shankar Chaudhary refused to extend the session to discuss the motion to thank Governor Acharya Devvrat for his address to the House.
ગુજરાતના ગૌરવમાં થયો વધારો…
ગુજરાતની 2 સાંસ્કૃતિક ધરોહરને UNESCOની ટેન્ટેટિવ યાદીમાં કરાયા સામેલ pic.twitter.com/afSqn5BmJc
— BJP Gujarat (@BJP4Gujarat) December 20, 2022
The BJP led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel retained power by winning a record 156 out of 182 seats in the elections held earlier this month.
Acharya Devvrat addressed a day-long session of the newly formed 15th Assembly here on Tuesday.
“The people have proved in this election that they certainly support the sincere leadership, clear policies and genuine intentions. Gujarat has made a remarkable contribution to the development of India with a well-planned and holistic development approach,” said the Governor.
The new government “is committed to take Gujarat to a new height with novel confidence on the development path paved by the beloved Prime Minister of India Shri Narendrabhai Modi”, he added.
“My government has strengthened the basic facilities like electricity, water, housing, ration, education and health to make every Gujarati a pioneer with the spirit of Antyodaya to Sarvodaya with the support of the Central Government led by PM Narendrabhai Modi,” Devvrat said.
With the Congress staging a walkout, only five AAP MLAs were present on the opposition side during the discussion on the motion to thank the Governor for his address.
Speaking during the discussion, BJP MLA Purnesh Modi, without naming the AAP, said a party which was planning to capture power by offering revdi’ (freebies) lost deposits in more than 100 seats.
When AAP MLA from Botad, Umesh Makwana, objected to the ‘revdi’ remark, Speaker Shankar Chaudhary asked Purnesh Modi to refrain from using that word.
Another AAP MLA, Chaitar Vasava, who won from tribal-reserved Dediapada seat, said despite the tall claims made in the Governor’s address, people in his constituency are still deprived of basic amenities such as drinking water.
ગાંધીનગર વિધાનસભા ગૃહમાં વિપક્ષનો હોબાળો, ભારે હોબાળા બાદ કોંગ્રેસે ગૃહમાંથી વોકઆઉટ કર્યું@arjunmodhwadia @INCGujarat #Gujaratfirst #Assembly pic.twitter.com/6BnmoANbIo
— Gujarat First (@GujaratFirst) December 20, 2022
Cong stages walkout after Speaker refuses to extend session
The opposition Congress on Tuesday staged a walkout from the Gujarat Assembly after Speaker Shankar Chaudhary refused to extend the session to discuss the motion to thank Governor Acharya Devvrat for his address to the House.
The day-long session of the newly-formed 15th Legislative Assembly started in Gandhinagar on Tuesday morning. Devvrat addressed the House at noon.
As the House was also supposed to discuss and pass a bill during the day, senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia urged the speaker to extend the session for at least three days so that everyone gets the chance to speak and the Opposition can suggest amendments to the Governor’s address.
They alleged that the ruling party was abusing power, not following the procedures and snatching away the rights of the opposition members.
Senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia while addressing the media said, “It is unfortunate that on the first day of the Assembly session, we have to stage a walkout in protest. The reason for the walkout is that the ruling party did not give enough time to discuss the vote of thanks to the Governor for his address in the Assembly.”
Citing the Assembly rules, the Congress leader said normally the Speaker calls members of ruling and opposition benches to discuss the business of the House. That was not followed. In the morning, a new Speaker was elected, and in the second sitting the Governor addressed the House. Till members staged a walk, they were not provided with a hard copy of the governor’s speech. Normally a vote of thanks resolution is discussed for two to three days, today it was kept only for two to three hours.”
“Just because the ruling party is having a thumping majority in the House that does not mean it can bend or subvert the Assembly rules and run the House on its whims,” said the Congress leader.
