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Patna, March 9 /--/ Members cutting across party lines today walked out of the Bihar Assembly when their demand that legislators who had been appointed chairmen of the managing committees of government schools should be empowered to recommend suspension of headmasters, was turned down.
The members demanded that they should be empowered to recommend suspension of headmasters for ignoring them and taking unilateral decisions for development of schools. Human resources development minister Harinarain Singh said that stern action had been initiated against headmasters for trying to usurp the powers of MLAs appointed as chairmen of managing committees of government schools. Mr Singh refused to bow to the demands of the members saying that the decision would be violative of government rules and the law. Replying to a starred question raised by Satyanarain Singh (RJD), the minister said the government had suspended five headmasters for extending their brief and ignoring the recommendations of the managing committee in smooth running of government schools and action would be taken against other erring headmasters.
Dissatisfied with the reply, the RJD led Opposition including Left parties staged a noisy walkout alleging that the state government was out to belittle the status of legislators. As slogan shouting Congress members trooped into the well and BJD legislators shouted from their seats, the Speaker asked the MLAs to maintain order in the House. As repeated appeal for restoration of order went unheeded, the House was first adjourned for ten minutes. After it reassembled, the House was adjourned again for ten minutes in view of the mood of the members.
Normal business resumed after the second adjournment when the speaker informed the House that he had taken a decision on the privilege motion moved by treasury bench members and the matter was under consideration. (PTI)
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