Jaipur, Aug. 22 -- The second day of the Rajasthan assembly's monsoon session on Friday was marked with the tabling of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill amid repeated disruptions, with the Opposition Congress accusing the government of suppressing its voice and protesting the alleged assault of CJP workers who had gone to inspect schools. The ruling BJP hit back with slogans targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The prolonged uproar virtually paralysed Question Hour and Zero Hour, with the House functioning for just one hour and six minutes during the day. The proceedings were adjourned twice amid protests before Congress MLAs eventually boycotted the House at 1.21 pm. The assembly later passed demands for supplementary grants and three Bills before being adjourned sine die. The day began on a stormy note as Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully raised the issue of Congress MLAs allegedly being stopped at the assembly gate on Thursday. He also questioned the government over the alleged assault of CJP workers who had gone to schools for inspections. Jully said the condition of education and healthcare in the state was poor and questioned why the government was silent when people visiting schools to assess their condition were allegedly being beaten. "Till now, MLAs coming to the Assembly have never been stopped at the gate. Even when the BJP was in Opposition, its MLAs used to enter through the same gate while staging demonstrations. Why were we stopped yesterday? There should be an inquiry," Jully said. He alleged that the Congress delegation had been prevented from entering and that statements were subsequently made suggesting that the MLAs themselves did not want to enter the Assembly. "We want to raise issues concerning the people. We want to discuss issues concerning the public," Jully said. The Speaker, however, did not permit the matter to be raised during Question Hour. Congress MLAs then moved into the Well of the House, raised slogans against the government and displayed posters with the slogan "The government is a fugitive." BJP MLAs responded by raising slogans describing Rahul Gandhi as a "fugitive", leading to a noisy confrontation between the treasury and Opposition benches. With the protests continuing, the Speaker adjourned the House until noon. Question Hour could continue for only about five minutes before the first adjournment. When the House reconvened at noon, Congress MLAs continued their sloganeering. Speaker Vasudev Devnani assured the Opposition that Jully would be given an opportunity to speak after Zero Hour. He also offered five minutes each to the Leader of Opposition and the ruling side after Zero Hour. The assurances failed to calm the situation. The Congress continued its protest, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House for a second time, this time until 1 pm. When proceedings resumed at 1 pm, the uproar continued, but the government proceeded with legislative business. Amid the din, parliamentary affairs and law minister Jogaram Patel tabled the UCC Bill in the Assembly. The Bill will be taken up for debate and consideration before being put to vote at a later stage. Jully again sought the government's response over the alleged assault of CJP workers who had visited schools for inspection. The Speaker repeatedly asked Congress MLAs to return to their seats and allow the House to function, but the protests continued. At around 1.21 pm, Congress MLAs announced a boycott of the proceedings and walked out of the House. Before leaving, Jully said the Opposition was not being allowed to raise issues concerning the people. The Speaker asked the Congress to first allow the government to complete the business relating to the demands for grants. Jully responded that while the government wanted to complete its legislative business, the Opposition wanted to know what would happen to issues concerning the public. "We are being denied an opportunity to raise people's issues in the House," he said before announcing the Congress boycott. The House subsequently continued its proceedings in the absence of Congress MLAs. Reacting to the Congress boycott, parliamentary affairs minister Jogaram Patel accused the Opposition party of internal differences. He alleged that factionalism within the Congress had reached such a level that the party was deliberately creating disruptions to prevent Jully from taking political credit. "Congress has internal differences. The infighting has become so intense that they deliberately created a ruckus so that the Leader of Opposition would not get the credit," Patel said. Speaker Vasudev Devnani also addressed the controversy over Congress MLAs being stopped at the Assembly gate. He said the Assembly gate had remained open on Thursday and was open on Friday as well. However, he clarified that there was no provision for groups of MLAs to enter through the gate accompanied by outsiders. "The gate is open for those staying in the MLA Flats campus. There was no permission earlier, nor will there be permission in future, for groups to enter through the assembly gate," Devnani said. Despite the uproar, the government completed its listed legislative business, including passing the demands for supplementary grants and three Bills. The Assembly was subsequently adjourned sine die....