Congress MLAs Boycott Assam Governor’s Speech, Stage Walkout

way2barak, Jan 6: Opposition lawmakers shouted slogans during governor Gulab Chand Kataria’s speech before walking out of the House on day one of the Assam assembly’s budget session on Monday. Kataria ended the speech in around three minutes as the protesting members complained about the faulty audio system and not receiving copies of the address.

The chaos continued even as speaker Biswajit Daimary requested the lawmakers not to shout or show placards during the speech. The placards carried slogans against the imposition of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, price rise, evictions, etc. The lawmakers also expressed displeasure over cases filed against Congress leaders during the Assam leg of the party’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra last month.