Ashok Gehlot Presented Old Budget, Alleges Opposition, Assembly Disrupted
Jaipur:
Opposition BJP members protested in the Rajasthan Parliament on Friday shortly after Minister Ashok Gehlot began presenting the long-awaited state budget, alleging that he had read from the old budget. The BJP added that the budget was technically leaked, as state government officials rushed to get copies of the budget. The opposition party said no one other than the minister should bring copies of the budget.
Mr. Gehlot read excerpts of the previous budget instead of Budget 2023-24. Shortly after he made the first two announcements, outlined in Budget 2022-23, the Opposition began to riot and rush into the well of the House.
Speaker CP Joshi asked them to maintain order, but the Opposition continued to cause disturbances, leading to a half-hour pause in the House of Commons.
After the pause, the BJP MLA held a sit-in rally inside the house of the House. The Speaker ordered the removal of the proceedings of the Council.