Ranchi, Dec. 11 -- The last day of the Jharkhand Assembly's winter session began with sharp exchanges between the ruling coalition and the opposition, even before the House convened for the day's proceedings.

Both sides confronted each other outside the Assembly, invoking the refrain "Vada. tera vada. kahaan gaya vada?" as they accused one another of failing to fulfil promises made to the public.

From the ruling side, Congress MLA Suresh Paswan targeted the Centre, alleging that the BJP had made grand claims during election campaigns but failed to deliver on them.

Referring to the Prime Minister's promise of direct financial transfers, Paswan questioned, "Where did that promise go?"He asserted that the opposition should first address the...