Tempers ran high in the Punjab State Assembly on Monday as the treasury benches and the Opposition indulged in a sharp exchange of words after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann gave a lock and key to the Speaker, urging him to lock the gate of the Vidhan Sabha from inside so that they don’t ‘run away’ from the discussion.
The Chief Minister along with AAP MLAs were embroiled in a heated altercation with the Opposition legislators as Mr. Mann before starting his speech at the Governor’s address, gave a lock-key to Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, asking that the House should be locked from the inside so that the Opposition stays in the House as the discussion is held.
Mr. Mann alleged that the Opposition was ‘running away’ from the Governor’s address as they were not able to digest the path-breaking initiatives taken by the State government. He said that the Opposition had fled from the House during the Governor’s address and hence as custodian of the House the Speaker should ensure that the Opposition does not run from the House.
