Dehradun, March 15 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Gairsain, 13 Mar: A discussion on corruption began in the Uttarakhand Assembly on the fifth day of the ongoing Budget Session after the Congress demanded a debate on the issue. The party had sought a discussion under Rule 310, but Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri decided that the matter would be taken up under Rule 58. Initiating the discussion under Rule 58, Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya placed his views before the House on the issue of corruption.

Speaking during the debate, Arya alleged that corruption is steadily becoming more entrenched and claimed that corruption had increased under the BJP government. He said the government's slogan of zero tolerance against corruption had failed an...