Har Assly admits privilege motion against Cong MLA Karan Dalal

Chandigarh, Aug 30 (PTI) Haryana Assembly today admitteda privilege motion against Congress legislator Karan Dalal formaking objectionable remarks yesterday against state ministerseven as Congress MLAs staged a walk out in protest against theresolution. BJP MLA Gian Chand Gupta proposed to bring a privilegemotion against the Congress MLA from Palwal for misleading theHouse which was admitted by Speaker Kanwar Pal followingwhich the opposition Congress members walked out of the House. Gupta while moving the privilege motion said Dalal duringa discussion on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana yesterday hadsaid, "30 per cent of total amount goes to Haryana minister’spockets" which was totally wrong and he even could notsubstantiate his accusation with any poof. Gupta said the matter should be referred to the privilegecommittee which should submit its report during the firstmeeting of the next session. Immediately after the Privilege Motion was admitted bythe Speaker Kanwar Pal, Congress MLAs led by CLP leader KiranChaudhary staged a walk out, saying the voice should not besuppressed in the House. After the Question Hour was over, Haryana minister AnilVij condemned the remarks of Dalal and urged the Speaker tofirst resolve this issue before taking any matter further. On this, Gupta sought from Speaker to bring privilegemotion against Palwal MLA. Stating that Dalal had not come to the House for thefirst time, Haryana Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ram BilasSharma asked Dalal to express regret on his accusation againstBJP ministers. On this without feeling apologetic, Dalal said that hehad said that insurance companies give 30 per cent commissionand if they had doled out such commission that it might havegone to the Cabinet. Vij said, "it seems Dalal has lost his memory and urgedthe Speaker that his audio during yesterday’s proceedings beplayed." Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu said bymaking such objectionable statement, Dalal has accepted thatthe previous government used to accept 30 per cent commissionfrom insurance companies? Speaking on this matter, Chief Minister Manohar LalKhattar asked the Speaker that he could play the audio or readthe proceedings of the House to know the exact statement ofDalal. Speaker Kanwar Pal while reading Dalal’s statement madeby him yesterday "said 30 per cent of commission will go tothe pockets of Haryana ministers and by this way, thegovernment is sucking the blood of farmers. These were yourwords. You have not even given any proof for that." Dalal said, "I am still saying this. If they get 30per cent then it should be given to farmers." PTI CHS AKA SGRG