Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- The winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha ended on a bitter note after a seven-hour-long sitting on Monday during which the ruling BJP-backed resolution to discuss "vote chori" accusations sparked a heated war of words, with the Congress stalling proceedings and questioning assembly's authority to take up the hot-button issue.

After a BJP MLA moved the resolution around 4:30pm, seeking a discussion on "the situation arising out of the ongoing electoral reforms relating to the preparation of electoral rolls", chief minister Nayab Singh Saini concluded his 13-minute address at around 7:15pm in the absence of the Congress, which staged walkouts twice from the House and forced a 15-minute adjournment.

The Congres...