CWG clouds Delhi assembly monsoon session opening
August 29th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Delhi assembly got off to a stormy start Monday as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members demanded a discussion on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that indicted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged irregularities in certain Commonwealth Games (CWG) projects.
As the house convened at 2 p.m., the BJP members trooped to the well of the house demanding that Speaker Yoganand Shastri allow a discussion on the CAG report on the Commonwealth Games.
The speaker refused permission, and the BJP members continued shouting, forcing the house to be adjourned for 30 minutes.
As soon as it reassembled at 2.30 p.m., BJP members resumed their noisy protest.
The speaker adjourned the sitting again for another half hour.
When the house met the third time, BJP members protested the hike in power tariff in the national capital.
Shastri then adjourned the house for the day.
Slamming the BJP for not allowing the house to function, Dikshit said: “The CAG report cannot be discussed in the assembly as it is being examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament.”
The Delhi assembly monsoon session will run till Sep 5.
- Parliament adjourned as opposition demands Dikshit's ouster (Second Lead) - Aug 08, 2011
- Ruckus in Delhi assembly over irregularities in CWG - Aug 17, 2010
- BJP members expelled from Delhi assembly - Sep 01, 2011
- Delhi assembly rocked by CWG probe demands - Nov 25, 2010
- Delhi assembly adjourned sine die - Aug 23, 2010
- BJP wants Delhi house panel probe in CWG lapses - Nov 23, 2010
- Opposition to target Dikshit over Games - Aug 16, 2010
- No graft in Games projects: Delhi government (Lead) - Aug 17, 2010
- Parliament adjourned for the day over CAG report (Lead) - Aug 08, 2011
- BJP demands Chidambaram's resignation, disrupts parliament (Lead) - Aug 10, 2011
- Delhi to protect tourists, simplify taxes - Dec 01, 2010
- Delhi budget session starts on a stormy note - May 28, 2012
- Can't discuss CAG report before PAC's examination: Dikshit - Aug 30, 2011
- Protests over graft, inflation stall parliament second day (Third Lead) - Aug 02, 2011
- Deadlock over Dikshit stalls parliament again (Lead) - Aug 09, 2011
Tags: 30 minutes, bjp, cag report, chief minister, clouds, commonwealth games, comptroller, cwg, half hour, irregularities, monsoon session, New Delhi, noisy protest, opposition, pac, parliament, power tariff, public accounts committee, sheila dikshit, third time