Pandemonium in Assembly over sand crisis in Bihar

Patna, Dec 1: RJD members today created ruckus in Bihar Assembly demanding a debate over continued crisis of sand and stone chips for the last few months, forcing the speaker to adjourn the house before lunch break.

As the house assembled, Leader of the Opposition Tejaswi Prasad Yadav raised the issue of sand crisis in Bihar for the last few months virtually paralysing the construction works and also affecting the livelihood of lakhs of labourers. He urged Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary to accept the notice given by RJD member Shakti Yadav for adjournment motion and allow a debate on Sand and stone chips crisis in the House. On request of the Leader of the Opposition for a debate on sand crisis, the Speaker said that a detailed reply had already been given by the government  and there was no need for a debate on the issue in the House. RJD members trooped into the well demanding acceptance of notice given for adjournment motion. Parliamentary affairs Minister Shrawan Kumar said that government had earlier given a detailed reply on the issue in current session itself, and it was prepared for debate on any issue in the 
House if it was raised as per norms. When repeated requests by Mr Chaudhary to maintain order in the House to transact its scheduled business failed to yield any result, he adjourned the House till Zero hour. UNI