Four day autumn session of Assam assembly begins on a stormy note

The four day autumn session of Assam assembly began on Monday on a stormy note with protests and arguments by the opposition. Heated exchange of words were exchanged between the ruling government and opposition with issues ranging from COVID-19 pandemic to Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.

Congress legislator from Mariani Rupjyoti Kurmi was suspended from the house on the first day of the four day autumn session of Assam Legislative Assembly. Kurmi was suspended by speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami for creating noisy scenes in the House over Clause 6 report of Assam Accord by the high level committee.

Earlier in the day, the firebrand legislator Kurmi accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government of not being serious in implementing the clause 6 of the Assam Accord. Taking a dig on the saffron party, the congress legislator said that it will become clear that the BJP led government is not at all serious on implementing the clause 6 of the Assam Accord on the lines of recommendation made by the High level committee.

Four more legislators have tested positive for COVID-19 before the autumn session of the Assam assembly taking the total MLAs been infected by the virus in the state to 24. Naren Sonowal of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Rituparna Baruahof Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Anwar Hussain Laskar of All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Najrul Hoque  also from AIUDF tested positive at a testing camp in the assembly.

The Assam health department has made all necessary arrangements for the treatment of the four MLAs who tested positive out of 32 lawmakers. During a three-day testing camp in the Assam Legislative Assembly campus, a total of 24 people, including a journalist and five MLAs have tested positive out of the 431 samples tested. BJP MLA Bir Bhadra Hagjer had tested COVID-19 positive on Saturday.

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