Demanding discussion on corruption under rule 310, Congress members create ruckus in the house PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Bharadisain The third session of the year 2026 of Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha at Bharadisain, Gairsain was adjourned sine- die by the speaker Ritu Khanduri on Wednesday. Amid pandemonium created by the opposition Congress, the house passed the supplementary budget of Rs 7,844.18 crore for the remaining period of the current financial year. The house also passed nine bills in the proceedings of the day. Two ordinances were also tabled by the government during the session. The second day of the Vidhan Sabha started on a tumultuous note with the opposition demanding discussion on the issue of corruption under rule 310. As soon as the proceedings of the day started, the leader of opposition in Vidhan Sabha Yashpal Arya said that the speaker should allow discussion on the corruption under rule 310 as the issue is very serious. The speaker however directed that discussion on corruption would be taken later in day under rule 58. This sparked anger among the opposition benches and its members started shouting slogans against the government. In the question hour, the Congress members marched to the well to the house demanding work adjournment on the issue of corruption. Many members of the ruling party retaliated by attacking the Congress party and its policies. Amid pandemonium, the speaker adjourned the proceedings three times during the question hour. The Congress members were heard stating that the speaker should allow discussion under rule 310 on the issue of corruption of Rs 210 crore. The Congress members continued their protest and amid pandemonium, the house passed the Uttarakhand Irrigation and Drainage bill 2026, Uttarakhand Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management ( amendment) bill 2026, The Uttarakhand Investment and Infrastructure Development and Regulation ( amendment) bill 2026, The Uttarakhand Good and Services Tax ( amendment) Bill 2026, The Uttarakhand Private Universities ( second amendment) Bill 2026, The Uttarakhand Jan Vishwas ( amendment of provisions) second bill 2026, Uttarakhand Minority Education Act ( amendment) bill 2026, Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services, Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act 2026 and The Uttarakhand Civil Laws ( amendment) Bill 2026. The supplementary budget of Rs 7,844.18 crore was also passed by the house. A budget of Rs 1,11,703.21 crore was passed by the Vidhan Sabha for the financial year 2026-27 in Vidhan Sabha in March this year. In the supplementary budget, a provision of Rs 3,679.86 crore is made under revenue head while Rs 4,164.32 crore is made under capital head. The total budgetary outlay for this year is now Rs 1,19,547.39 crore. During the passage of the supplementary budget, the opposition Congress were seen tearing papers and banging the table of the Vidhan Sabha secretary. Cong boycotts traditional group photograph ceremony Bharadisain: The members of the opposition Congress party boycotted the group photograph of all the members of the fifth Vidhan Sabha at Bharadisain on Wednesday. There is a tradition under which all the members of the Vidhan Sabha pose for a group photograph on the last day at the end of the term of any Vidhan Sabha. Condemning the boycott, the BJP MLA from Gadarpur, Arvind Pandey said that the Congress leaders should have followed the tradition of posing for a group photograph. The speaker Ritu Khanduri said that the new members of the Congress party have lost an opportunity due to the decision of boycott. Speaker directs govt to clear pending payment of safety wall in Kotdwar Bharadisain: The speaker Ritu Khanduri directed the State government from chair on Wednesday that the State government should clear the pending payment of people who had constructed protection walls to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Kotdwar within a month. Later interacting with the media-persons, she said that the Forest department had verified the presence of these safety walls and the people had constructed them with their hard earned money. The speaker said that the payment of these people is pending for years.
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