Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Vijay Kumar Sinha, on July 12 levelled a serious allegation against Speaker Awadh Bihari Chaudhary — Mr. Sinha alleged Mr. Chaudhary had switched off the microphone and not allowed him to speak during Question Hour.
Mr. Sinha claimed that, on the instruction of leaders sitting on the Treasury Benches, the Speaker kept interrupting opposition leaders and even ordered the microphone to be switched off so that their voices could not be heard in the Assembly or reported in the media.
Mr. Sinha had put up a short notice question on the collapse of the Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge and was seeking the reply from the Minister of Road Construction, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. However, without taking up Mr. Sinha’s question, the Speaker shifted to starred question, upsetting Mr. Sinha.
