Noisy scenes prevailed in the Assam Assembly on
Monday as the Opposition parties - AGP, BJP, AIUDF and BPF demanded a
discussion over violence along Assam-Nagaland border and killing of a
school girl by NDFB(S) terrorists for allegedly being an informer of
police.
While the Opposition AIUDF demanded resignation of the government as
"it has no moral right", Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the 16-year-old
girl Priya Basumatary was "not a police informer".
As soon as the House met this morning, BPF MLA Pramila Rani Brahma
raised the issue of killing of the girl at the beginning of the Question
Hour, when Gogoi was present.
Joining her and adding the issue of violence at Uriamghat area in
Golaghat district along the Assam-Nagaland border and the subsequent
deterioration of law and order situation in the district, entire
Opposition rose on their feet and shouted demanding a discussion over
the two issues.
AIUDF's Abdur Rahim Khan said, "Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal
Pradesh -- everyone is killing Assamese people. This government has no
moral right to stay and it should resign immediately."
Brahma then walked into the well of the House and stood just in front
of the Speaker's table for around 10 minutes raising the law and order
situation of the state. Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi said "Priya was
killed a couple of days back but everyone kept silent. But after few
days only, all started reacting and now you are also raising the
issue... I will request the CM to make a statement after the Question
Hour."
On this, AGP MLA Padma Hazarika said only a statement from the Chief
Minister would not work and a discussion was needed as these two were
very serious law and order issues.
Another AGP MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury said the House can discuss the
issue as per Section 144(2) of the rules of the Assembly proceedings
provided the Speaker agrees to it. Congress MLA Himanta Biswa Sarma also
urged the Speaker to give time to discuss the issues.
