Stormy Monsoon Session in Himachal Assembly: BJP Walkout Over Rejected Adjournment Motion

The Monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly began tumultuously with the opposition BJP staging a walkout after their adjournment motion on the alleged worsening law and order situation was rejected. Following obituary references, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania denied the motion, suggesting it could be discussed under a different rule, leading to heated debates and accusations from both sides.

The Monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly kicked off on Tuesday with high drama as the opposition BJP walked out following the rejection of its adjournment motion, which sought to discuss the state's law and order situation.

The session began with obituary references to former MLAs before Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur urged Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania to accept the adjournment motion. Pathania recommended the issue be discussed under Rule 130, prompting the BJP members to walk out in protest.

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan countered the opposition's claims, emphasizing that urgent issues like natural disasters should take precedence in discussions. The session saw accusations of law and order failures from both sides, with references to recent violent incidents across the state.

(With inputs from agencies.)