Jaipur, Jan. 30 -- Heated exchanges disrupted the Rajasthan Assembly's Budget session on Thursday, with opposition Congress members clashing with the government over road construction delays and action against hookah bars. The first uproar erupted during Question Hour over a query on roads. Deputy chief minister and public works department minister Diya Kumari strongly countered Congress legislators after they objected as she began comparing the present government's performance with that of the previous Congress regime. As Congress members protested, Kumari remarked, "Why are you becoming so aggressive? You don't even know what I am going to say." Congress MLA Chetan Patel questioned the government over allegedly failing to implement the chief minister's budget announcements on approved roads in his constituency. When the deputy chief minister said she wanted to place certain figures on record, Congress members objected, sparking further commotion. Responding sharply, Kumari noted she had not even mentioned how many works were left undone by the previous government and questioned the opposition's aggressive reaction. Several BJP legislators, including minister Avinash Gehlot, then stood up. Gehlot alleged that during the Congress rule, not even one kilometre of road was sanctioned on the BJP MLAs' recommendations. Replying to Patel, Kumari presented comparative data: "During the previous government's five-year tenure, about 13,000 km of new roads were constructed, whereas the present government has built 16,864 km in just two years. She added that while 1,104 villages were connected by roads five years ago, the current government has connected around 1,700 villages in two years. On road renewal, Rs.12,300 crore was spent over five years previously, while Rs.8,450 crore has already been spent in the last two years." The deputy CM also claimed that in 2022-23, during the Congress regime, no road projects were approved on BJP legislators' recommendations, whereas the present government has sought recommendations from all MLAs without discrimination and issued approvals wherever proposals were received. Separately, a sharp verbal duel ensued over hookah bars. During a supplementary question by deputy leader of opposition Ramkesh Meena, objections arose when minister of state for home Jawahar Singh Bedham compared the action taken during the Congress and BJP governments. Bedham said, "55,326 cases related to such activities were registered in 2022, when hookah bars and illegal activities were at their peak. The number dropped to 25,885 in 2023 and further to 12,598 after the present government took effective action." He alleged that hookah bars operated widely during Congress's rule. Intervening, Speaker Vasudev Devnani advised that strict vigilance and action against hookah bars should be ensured across Rajasthan, irrespective of which party is in power. Bedham further stated that such activities were not curbed during the Congress regime, but the present government has constituted a task force and is taking strict action against narcotics and related illegal activities....