Opposition demands white paper on corona relief fund

SHIMLA: Fireworks continued on the second day of Himachal assembly’s monsoon session as the ruling BJP and the opposition countered each other on the issues of corona crisis and corruption.

The adjournment motion moved by the Congress was also debated on Tuesday.

Opening the deliberations, BJP legislator from Bilaspur, Subhash Thakur, said the state government had done a commendable job in dealing with the Covid-19. He said 39,200 packets of ration and 55,000 masks were distributed, while community kitchens were organised at six places in Bilaspur during the lockdown. He said the 25 quarantine centres set up in Bilaspur district were all well-equipped.

Thakur also raised the case of suicide by young man in Bilaspur who had released a video holding a former MLA responsible for his death. He demanded an inquiry from the chief minister so that the victim’s family could get justice. Countering Thakur’s claims, the opposition’s Kinnaur MLA Jagat Singh Negi alleged that during the lockdown, the government acted as if there was an emergency in the state. “This would be the first government to have failed on all fronts.” Responding to the remarks, the CM said, “Had there been a Congress government today, the country and the state would have been ruined.”

Congress legislator Nand Lal demanded white paper on the Covid- 19 Response Fund received by the government.

LoP Mukesh Agnihotri led a walkout from the assembly stating that the ruling party was trying to throttle opposition’s voice.

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As per SoPs, speaking loudly can also help spread the virus. So talk in a normal way.