Congress MLAs on the first day of the state assembly’s budget session disrupted governor Dr Kamla’s speech on Thursday. They were protesting against the alleged failure of the state government to take action in an RTI activist’s suicide case in Kutch.
As the governor stood up to deliver her speech, Congress MLAs started shouting slogans against the government. The MLAs demanded justice for RTI activist Jabbardan Gadhvi, 42, who had self-immolated outside the mamlatdar’s office in Kutch on Monday.
When the MLAs refused to calm down despite the governor’s request, she cut short her speech and placed it on the floor of the assembly. "We were expecting the governor to speak on measures against the deteriorating law and order situation in the state," said leader of opposition Shaktisinh Gohil.