Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asked the newly-elected Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar to limit crowding in the Vidhan Sabha Bhavan premises and prevent it from turning into a “bazaar” (bazaar).
“Now what I am going to say, few MLAs may not appreciate. But it needs to be said. We have seen in the last few years that every MLA comes with 20-25 people. The Vidhan Sabha premises are so crowded that sometimes it is difficult to even move,” Fadnavis said. said He said this in the motion presented to congratulate Narvekar, who was elected unanimously.
“I don’t want to use the word. But I can’t find a better way to describe the situation. This premise should not become a the marketHe said, asking how the house will run properly if there is a crowd. Fadnavis requested the Speaker to address the issue and take measures to control the crowd.
Opposition Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Jayant Patil echoed the chief minister’s sentiments. He said the Speaker should control the number of people entering the Legislative Assembly building.
‘No. People entering LA need to be controlled’
“A large number of delegations come to this building to meet ministers. There may be arrangements where the ministers can go outside the premises and accept the demand letters of those delegations. Many times, so many people come in that even the ministers find it difficult to answer. It needs to be controlled,” Patil said.
The three-day special session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly began on Saturday and will end on Monday.