A day ahead of the floor test in the Uttarakhand assembly, the Lok Sabha passed a fourmonth budget of ` 13,640 crore for the state on Monday amid resistance from Opposition parties.
The Bill was passed by a voice vote.
Moving the Appropriation bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said its passage was a “constitutional requirement”, even as Congress MPs staged a walkout in protest, while members of other Opposition parties, including the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) opposed the move.
“Parliament would have had to pass the bill – which makes funds provisions for a period of four months from April – even in the case of a popular government being installed in Uttarakhand after Tuesday’s floor test. Therefore, the timing of the decision to move the bill is not of consequence”, Jaitley responded to questions from Opposition MPs about the need to push through with the legislation.
Jaitley said the bill had no bearing on Tuesday’s Vote of Confidence in the state assembly, adding that the state government – current or new – would be free to come out with its own budget.
Citing the Supreme Court judgment in the SR Bommai case, TMC member Saugata Roy argued that the Centre should have waited for the outcome of tomorrow’s floor test in state assembly. “The sordid drama of the last few days has shamed democracy and both the Congress and BJP are responsible for this”, he said.
Hindustan Times New Delhi,10th May 2016
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