Replies to questions postponed, Goa Opposition protests in the Assembly
The Hindu
The opposition was upset after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant sought postponement of the replies to the questions related to COVID-19 deaths as well as grabbing of community lands.
Opposition MLAs protested on Monday in the Goa Assembly and rushed to the Well of the House aggrieved at the frequent postponement of replies to questions tabled by them.
A two-day session of the coastal state's 40-member Assembly began here on Monday.
Opposition MLAs, including Goa Forward Party's Vijai Sardesai, Jayesh Salgaonkar and Vinod Palekar, rushed to the Well of the House after Speaker Rajesh Patnekar allowed the postponement of questions, while their protest was supported by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat, Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte and Congress MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco among others.
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