Dehradun, April 29 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 28 Apr: The special session of the Uttarakhand Assembly convened to discuss women's reservation turned stormy as sharp exchanges between the ruling party and the opposition forced Speaker Ritu Bhushan Khanduri to adjourn proceedings till 6 p.m. The debate, which resumed after the lunch break, witnessed Congress legislators raising slogans and storming the Well of the House for nearly twenty minutes while Minister Saurabh Bahuguna was speaking. The uproar prompted the Speaker to intervene, urging members to maintain decorum and reminding them that the session was historic in its intent to strengthen democracy through wider participation. She appealed to all legislators to rise above party ...