One-sided action against Congress unjustified: Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 28

The Congress leaders today demanded registration of an FIR against Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha and BJP ministers involved in the scuffle with Congress MLAs in Vidhan Sabha premises on February 26 and said that they stand with the expelled MLAs.

Terming the incident as unfortunate, former Himachal Pradesh president Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, who is also the sitting Congress MLA from Nadaun, said that it was the failure of the state government to initiate dialogue with the opposition which led to the sordid incident.

Addressing the mediapersons here today, Sukhu urged the Vidhan Sabha Speaker to safeguard the sanctity of the legislative Assembly and said that one-way action against Congress MLAs and ignoring the acts of Deputy Speaker and BJP ministers involved in scuffle with Congress legislatures was not right.

The Leader of Opposition has the right to be informed if the Governor’s address was to be cut short. The Congress was staging its protest in a democratic way, he said adding that there was no intention of disrespecting the Governor.

Sukhu said that the Congress wanted to raise the issues of inflation, corruption during Covid-19 which led to former BJP chief Rajeev Bindal’s resignation, back door entry in recruitment and farmers’ agitation.