HOUSE THAT: Opp all set for post-D dhamaka

Outnumbered within Assembly house, the Opposition Congress will be looking to grab public attention outside Vidhan Sabha during the Assembly session beginning on Monday. The Congress MLAs are set to enter the Assembly premises waving placards against the government policies. Their focus and main point of target would be the proposed CrPC amendments to shield government employees.

“Today the issue is in focus of national media and is being discussed across the country as a sign of the government’s dictatorial attitude. We will protest the same outside and inside the house,” a senior congress leader said revealing the party’s plan.

During late evening discussion between selected party leaders, leader of opposition Rameshwar Dudi and state party president Sachin Pilot, the action plan to be followed by the Congress during the session was discussed.

Accordingly the Congress MLAs are to gather at the residence of party MLA Girraj Malinga on Monday morning and they will subsequently march to Assembly premises with placards in hand. A formal meeting of the opposition MLAs is scheduled to take place after the assembly gets adjourned on first day of this session.

Over the next coming days, issues such as loan waiver for farmers and law and order are also expected to be raised by the Opposition at the house.

“Our party has been demanding complete farm loan waiver. The issue will be raised on the floor by us with more zeal. Also, the law and order situation is on ventilator with several incidents of gruesome crimes happened recently. This is also on of the prime issues to take on the government,” said  leader of opposition Rameshwar Dudi.

Since the last assembly session, the state has witnessed major demonstrations on issues of farm loan waiver and law and order situation.

The Congress too had taken lead in supporting the protesting voices against the government across the state. As the state gears up for Assembly elections scheduled by the end of next year, the Opposition is leaving no opportunity to cash in on brewing anti-incumbency.

The party vice president Rahul Gandhi too has held rallies in Rajasthan during the period, while the state party president Sachin Pilot has recently completed his 100km Kisan Nyay Yatra across Hadauti region gathering support among the agrarian communities. The assembly session has provided them another opportunity to corner the government.

BILLS TO BE TABLED

• A Bill giving reservation to five communities including Gurjars as the Most Backward Nomadic (MBN) will be tabled in the monsoon session. 5% reservation will be given to them. This five percent cap will be raised additionally as a separate class apart from existing 21 percent reservation being given to Other Backward Class (OBC).
   
• Bill on Code of Criminal Procedure (Rajasthan amendments) 2017 which shields public servant and judge from a probe for six months will also be tabled. Also, under this Bill the journalists would be barred from reporting on accusations till the sanction to proceed with the probe is obtained from the state government. There is a provision of 2 years of imprisonment for those who will report names of the accused.
   
• A heated debate between the Opposition and the ruling party on farmers’ loan waiver is expected. The state government has formed a committee to look into the demands related to the loan waiver and recently, the committee held its first meeting too. On the other side, the Congress party state head Sachin Pilot and other leaders took out a 100 km rally in Haduati region in support of farmers’ cause demanding complete loan waiver.
   
• The monsoon session beginning from Monday is expected to run for nearly three days. On the first day the obituaries to the leaders who died recently will be given and there will be no question hour. Also, six bills will be introduced on the same day. In the following days the Bills will be debated, amended and passed.