Maharashtra assembly adjourned over CVC fiasco
March 15th, 2011 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Both houses of the Maharashtra legislature were adjourned for the day Tuesday after the opposition created ruckus over the appointment of P.J. Thomas as central vigilance commissioner and demanded Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s resignation for his role in the issue.
The issue was raked up by Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) leader of opposition Eknath Khadse who demanded a discussion on the matter, which was disallowed by assembly Speaker Dilip Valse-Patil.
Chavan was the minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office at the time when Thomas’s appointment as CVC was cleared.
Thomas is one of the accused in the Kerala palmolein scam of 1992, and is charged with causing a loss of Rs.2.32 crore to the exchequer by importing palm oil from Malaysia at an inflated price.
Upset by the speaker’s decision, the Shiv Sena, BJP and other opposition parties raised slogans demanding Chavan’s resignation.
As the ruckus continued, the speaker adjourned the house for half an hour.
However, when the sitting resumed, the opposition continued with its demand, following which the speaker adjourned the house for the day.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the legislative council, after which the chairman ordered adjournment for the day.
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