Jaipur, August 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and repeated adjournments on Friday, the second day of the Monsoon Session, after the Congress raised the alleged assault on Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) activists and questioned why Congress MLAs were stopped from entering the Assembly premises a day earlier.
Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Jully sought a discussion on both issues as proceedings began. The Speaker, Vasudev Devnani, did not permit the matter to be raised during Question Hour, prompting Congress MLAs to enter the Well, raise slogans and display posters describing the BJP government as a “fugitive” administration.
BJP legislators responded with slogans targeting Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, calling him a “fugitive” and a “thief”.
The disruption continued as both sides exchanged slogans. At 11:05 am, Devnani adjourned the House until noon. The protests resumed after the Assembly reconvened.
During the commotion, Jully questioned the Bhajanlal Sharma government over the alleged assault on CJP activists who had visited schools as part of their nationwide ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign. He alleged that the condition of education and healthcare in Rajasthan was poor and questioned the government’s response to the reported incident.
Jully also demanded an inquiry into the stopping of Congress MLAs at the Assembly gate on Thursday.
“Never before have MLAs been stopped at the gate while entering the Assembly,” he said, adding that BJP legislators had used the same gate while protesting when the party was in Opposition.
“We want to raise issues concerning the public. We want to discuss matters that affect the people,” Jully said, rejecting the claim that Congress legislators had been unwilling to enter the Assembly.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel accused the Congress of being a “murderer of democracy” and said the Opposition had no substantive issues to raise.
Government Chief Whip Jogeshwar Garg alleged that people other than Congress MLAs, including alleged anti-social elements, had accompanied them on Thursday and claimed the legislators wanted to bring them inside the Assembly premises.
The Speaker repeatedly asked protesting Congress members to return to their seats, but the disruption continued.
Congress MLAs had also staged a protest on the Assembly premises before Friday’s proceedings began, raising slogans against the state government over various issues.
The day’s listed business includes consideration of supplementary demands for certain departments after Question Hour and Zero Hour, followed by discussion and passage of Appropriation Bill No. 3.
Meanwhile, the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill is likely to be deferred as it does not figure in Friday’s agenda. The Government Chief Whip had indicated on Thursday that the Bill could be introduced, but the two-day session is now scheduled to conclude without it being taken up.
The Assembly is expected to reconvene in November, when the UCC Bill and the Tree Protection Bill are likely to be considered.
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