Opposition walks out from Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, calls government voiceless

The opposition led by Leader of Opposition Takam Pario walked out of the state assembly in Arunachal Pradesh late on Monday night March 12 charging the government of Chief Minister Pema Khandu with being voiceless and ineffective Prior to its walk out the opposition walked into the Well of the House to protest It was the first time an incident of this nature has happened in the political history of Arunachal PradeshThe opposition was voicing its dissent over the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the state government and the Education Development Corporation of India Ltd EDCIL to set up 1500 smart classes in secondary and higher secondary schools at a cost of Rs30 crore under the Chief Ministers Adhunik Sikshya Yojana programmeWhile the state government maintained that the MoU was aimed at bridging the existing gap in the education sector the opposition questioned the need for signing an MoU on the day of the presentation of the state budget on March 10 Pario and another opposition lawmaker Nikh Kaim asked Chief Minister Khandu and the treasury benches Does it not mean that you had already planned before the budgetDeputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein however defended the move saying that the signing of an MoU was permissible as per budgetary provisions Chowna Mein expressed regret over the opposition disruption of proceedings He said that government is only keen in presenting a propoor and profarmer budget besides offering quality education to students across the statePario had earlier walked into the well of the house Nikh Kamin and Tanga Byaling shouting slogans like nehi hoga nehi hoga not possible not possible Repeated pleas by the Speaker and the chief minister to allow assembly proceedings to continue failed to cut ice with the oppositionIf you continue to resort to corruption we cant sit silent Pario said while Chowna Mein continued to present the budgetFunds should be distributed equally in each assembly constituency Arunachal ko sudharo bachao Improve and save Arunachal Assurances are given on the floor but schemes are given to individuals only Eh chitingbaji se kaam nehi chalega Such cheating cannot be allowed How can a government run like this Pario said when marshals of the assembly switched off the microphones of opposition members However they continued to thump their desks and shouting slogansByaling said When there is no equal fund distribution there is no democracy Is this North Korea When Kamin asked Does Opposition have any role Is this government propeople or antipeople he asked the speaker When people of the state belong to the government how can the chief minister behave like this The opposition will support all good works of the government but they must be free from corruption Every member has equal rights in the house The allocation to each assembly should be made public Why party baji only Kamin questionedKamin said If we dont demand here where we will demand The government is for the public If the public have no rights where do they go Is this democracy when the opposition is not allowed to speak We all are elected like the treasury bench members Aaj tak jati pati se tribal state Arunachal mein bhed bhav nehi hua tha There was no distinction on caste line in this tribal state so far What type of government is this Where is the Team Arunachal spirit Kamin askedTado demanded that on what grounds was smart class execution being given to EDCIL The opposition termed the MoU a clear case of corruption and said it was not even invited for prebudget consultations on the issue It claimed that the state government has made life a living hell for all in Arunachal Pradesh The state budget however was presented The 201718 budget of Rs 19261 crore has a deficit of Rs 546 crore The 201617 budget had an initial deficit of Rs 689 crore which was reduced to Rs 673 croreChowna Mein said the budget has focused on seven core areas transparency sustainable development equitable and inclusive development infrastructures reforms in education and health and new thrust to rural economy for which proposals and schemes worth Rs 22000 crore have been announcedA higher allocation has been given to the health and education sectors Rs 2500 crore has been earmarked for youth development Chowna Mein presented the budget in the presence of Chief Secretary Satya Gopal and Development Commissioner Finance Ashish Kundra Chief Minister Khandu also launched a website arunchalbudgetin in the presence of lawmakers The web site has a provision for giving participatory feedbackCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the 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