Fisheries bill passed in Rajasthan assembly amid ruckus over law, order
Jaipur, Sept. 9 -- The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday witnessed uproar as Congress MLAs staged protests against the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. Holding placards with anti-government slogans, the legislators stormed into the well of the House, raising slogans during Zero Hour.
Despite the ruckus, the House passed the Fisheries Amendment Bill, which increases fines for illegal fishing. Under the new law, the penalty has been raised from Rs.500 to Rs.25,000 for a first-time offence, and from Rs.1,000 to Rs.50,000 for repeat violations.
Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully demanded a debate on the law and order situation, but Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel accused the Congress of disrupting proceedings "without reason" and countered with slogans of "Congress Hatao." The Speaker later adjourned the House, initially till 3pm and then till 3:30pm.
During the question hour, Agriculture minister Dr Kirori Lal Meena assured the House that there was no shortage of urea in the state, though a slight shortfall of DAP existed due to the Ukraine war. He said strict action would be taken against black marketing. Jully countered, asking how many factory raids had led to jail terms. Meena responded that two warehouses had been sealed and urged opposition cooperation.
"The Ukraine war and new geopolitical circumstances have led to a shortage of DAP. However, there is no shortage of urea. Adequate supply of urea is available. If any complaint of black marketing arises, action will be taken," Meena said.
In response to a question from Congress MLA Pusararam Godara, the minister said, "During the Congress government, no action was taken in such cases, whereas in our government, measures have been taken."
Congress MLA Rafiq Khan questioned the delay of six days in conducting the last rites of a deceased woman at Jamdoli Home. Social Justice minister Avinash Gehlot said delays occur due to identification procedures of unidentified bodies, but admitted that the superintendent had been suspended after shortcomings were found.
On MSP procurement of bajra, Cooperation minister Gautam Dak clarified that purchases are demand-based and that currently, there is no significant demand in the market.
Government procurement of bajra (pearl millet) at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will not take place for now. Responding to a question from the Leader of Opposition, Cooperation minister Gautam Dak said that all procurement is based on demand. "At present, there is no demand for bajra in the market. Procurement will be done when there is demand," he said.
Earlier, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully had questioned the government on its promise to procure bajra and jowar at MSP, asking what had happened to that assurance.
Jully further pointed out, "Mustard has only about five percent demand, yet it is procured at MSP. Why can't bajra also be procured on the same basis?"
Former minister and Bharatpur MLA Subhash Garg raised a proposal in the assembly under Rule 293, urging the construction of a four-lane/green expressway from the NH-21 and NH-123 crossing to the Yamuna Expressway. He said that the proposed national highway would connect NH-21 and NH-123 to NH-44 and NH-23, eventually linking with the Yamuna Expressway. This would significantly improve connectivity from Bharatpur to Jewar Airport, Delhi, Noida, Vrindavan, Mathura, and Govardhan. He urged the government to take up the matter with the Centre and seek approval for the project....
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