Ahmedabad: Gujarat Assembly will not have
the formal question hour during the two-day session beginning
next month, a move which the Opposition said is against the
constitutional norms.
Gujarat Assembly Speaker Ashok Bhat, however, said that
the MLAs will be allowed to raise important questions in the
first hour of the proceedings.
"We will allow MLAs to raise important questions in the
first hour of the Assembly proceedings. But there will not be
a formal question hour this time," Bhat said to a news agency.
Criticising the move, Leader of the Opposition in the
House Gohil said the decision is against the established norms
of democracy and the constitution.
This is the first Assembly session in the history of
Gujarat in which question hour will not be held, Gohil said.
"This is a ridiculous decision because it deprives the
people's representatives of their right to ask questions in
the House," he said.
This is a regular session of the Assembly which is being
convened after six months so there has to be question hour
enabling the MLAs to ask questions regarding their
constituencies and issues related to public interest in the
House, Gohil added.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 21:09