Uproar in Gujarat assembly, adjourned, statement of minister Rohit Patel puts govt. in embarrassment

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Assembly today again saw some pandemonium in the house which was adjourned for 30 minutes owning to chaos and sloganeering by the members of main opposition Congress.

Also a statement by the minister of state for Industry, Mines and Minerals and Finance Rohit Patel also put the ruling side in embarrassment for some time, however his senior and Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister (cabinet rank) somehow managed the situation.

Kaminba Rathod of Congress raised the issue of the payments of Asha workers and also the issue of detention of women congress workers here yesterday. When she went in to the well of the house and started shouting along with other party MLA’s, the sergeants took her out of the house. The house was put in to a din as the members of ruling BJP and opposition Congress came face to face.

Speaker adjourned the house for 30 minutes.

In other incident Minister Rohit Patel while giving a reply on the VAT, said that the government should take back the Rs 500 notes. This put the government in embarrassing situation prompting his senior minister and Dy CM Nitin Patel to intervene who said that the state government had nothing to do with it. ‘Only RBI and the center can take such decisions,’ he said.

Leader of opposition Shankersinh Vaghela on the other hand took a jibe at the minister of state saying he should have done his homework properly.

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