Rajasthan Assembly impasse ends

By Our Special Correspondent

JAIPUR, APRIL 18. The three-week long impasse in the Rajasthan Assembly over the alleged leak of the annual Budget ended today with the Opposition agreeing to settle for a promise from the Government to file an FIR in the matter.

A breakthrough came at the end of two adjournments and many noisy scenes in the House when the Home Minister, Mr. Gulab Singh Shaktawat, announced the decision to file an FIR on the basis of the findings of the enquiry made by the Chief Secretary and the Finance Secretary.

The settlement looked more like a climbdown on the part of the Opposition which has been disrupting the normal functioning of the House since March 29, the day the budget was presented. The State Government, which on principle refused to accept the charge of a budget leak, also did not entertain the demand from the Opposition for a CBI enquiry into the issue treating it as a breach of Official Secrets Act.

Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Section  : Other States
Previous : Police prepares disaster combat plan