Jaipur, Feb. 13 -- The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed repeated disruptions and heated exchanges on Thursday after health minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar's response to a question regarding the delay in framing of rules under the Right to Health Act triggered sharp protests from the Opposition. The uproar began during Question Hour and continued through Zero Hour, with multiple issues raised by Congress legislators leading to commotions, sloganeering and a walkout by Opposition members. The row erupted when Congress MLA Harimohan Sharma questioned the delay in framing rules under the Right to Health Act, which was notified on April 12, 2023. Sharma asked the government to explain why rules had not been framed even after nearly two years of the legislation coming into force. Replying to the query, Health Minister Khimsar said "the Act had been brought by the previous Congress government with political motives ahead of Assembly elections" and described it as a populist measure. He alleged that the Bill was introduced suddenly without adequately incorporating the views of stakeholders. Khimsar said the present BJP government is already implementing the The Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya (MAA) scheme, under which various health facilities are being provided to citizens, and asserted that the scheme was comprehensive. He argued that there was no need for a separate Right to Health Act and questioned why the Congress government had failed to frame rules during its tenure. Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully demanded clarity from the government on whether it intended to frame rules under the Act, accusing the ruling party of "playing with the health of the people of Rajasthan." Congress MLAs stormed into the well of the House and raised slogans, prompting Speaker Vasudev Devnani to repeatedly urge members to return to their seats and maintain decorum. He warned that the House would be adjourned if order was not restored. After brief disruptions, the Opposition resumed their seats but later staged a walkout in protest against the minister's remarks. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot also criticised the minister's statement, calling it "condemnable." In a statement issued later, Gehlot said dismissing the need for the Right to Health was akin to "rubbing salt into the wounds" of poor and middle-class families struggling with rising medical expenses. He said that although the Congress government had already implemented universal healthcare initiatives such as the Chiranjeevi Yojana and Nirogi Rajasthan Yojana, it had conceptualised the Right to Health Act to ensure that no patient would be denied emergency treatment under any circumstance. Gehlot accused the BJP government of failing to frame rules under the Act and making excuses, alleging that the ruling party was succumbing to pressure from the medical lobby while portraying the law as unnecessary. Separately, the Assembly also witnessed sharp exchanges during Zero Hour when Congress MLA Rafiq Khan levelled serious allegations of corruption in Jaipur's housing and land allotment processes. The legislator alleged that "no work is done without money" in Jaipur city and claimed that smaller houses were being sealed while large bungalows were being given exemptions. He accused officials of arriving at under construction houses with cameras and negotiating deals to avoid sealing, alleging large-scale corruption in the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and municipal corporations. BJP MLA Shrichand Kriplani objected to the allegations, triggering a heated verbal exchange between members from both sides. Khan further claimed that during the previous Congress government's tenure, around 1.4 million land pattas were issued, whereas under the current regime, construction, plan approvals and pattas were allegedly impossible without bribery. He alleged that the state government had become a protector of land mafias and cited illegal encroachments and alleged collusion in several areas of Jaipur, including Adarsh Nagar and Sawai Chak. Congress MLA Deendayal Bairwa raised the issue of alleged high-handedness by the Dausa tehsildar, claiming that houses belonging to members of the Scheduled Caste community were being demolished and that the official had behaved inappropriately. Bairwa entered the well of the House and raised slogans demanding action, drawing strong objections from the Speaker, who termed the conduct indisciplined and assured that the matter was being examined. The issue led to another round of heated exchanges between the Leader of Opposition and the government's chief whip Jogeshwar Garg over procedural rules, forcing the Speaker to intervene and restore order. Amid the Opposition's protests, BJP MLA Bahadur Singh Koli also cornered his own government by raising concerns over illegal mining. He demanded strict action against mining mafias and alleged collusion between certain forest department officials and illegal miners....