Ranchi, Dec. 11 -- Heated exchanges continued on the fifth and final day of the Jharkhand Assembly's winter session, with both ruling and opposition benches locking horns over multiple issues, including alleged corruption, student scholarship delays, irrigation project lapses, and complaints of excessive billing through smart electricity meters.
The session opened with the Question Hour, during which Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi raised the controversy involving Ramgarh MLA Mamta Devi and Health Minister Irfan Ansari over an alleged commission dispute. Marandi claimed that the MLA had publicly stated that, despite paying a commission, her work was not being done. He presented an audio CD in the House and demanded a forensic inve...