Northeast India’s Only English and Hindi Satellite News Channel

Assam Budget presentation deferred

First Published: 11th February, 2021 14:48 IST

The tabling of Assam’s interim Budget was postponed on Thursday hours before its schedule, an assembly official said. The tabling of the interim Budget was postponed to Friday, stating that

The tabling of Assam’s interim Budget was postponed on Thursday hours before its schedule, an assembly official said.

The tabling of the interim Budget was postponed to Friday, stating that it clashed with the Governor’s address but sources claimed that it was deferred as state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was accompanying Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who reached the state in the early hours on a sudden “personal visit”.

It is the last Budget of the present BJP-led government before the state goes to the polls.

The three-day session of the Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to continue till Saturday.

“The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) last night decided to defer presentation of the Budget to Friday because the Governor’s speech was there today. The BAC saw that keeping two important presentations on the same day would have dragged the affairs for a long time,” Assam Assembly Secretary Amarendra Narayan Deka told PTI.

He denied that the development has any connection to the visit of Shah.

As per the Assembly Calendar of the present session, ‘Vote on Accounts Budget for 2021-22’ was listed at serial number 9 of Thursday’s business.

Shah arrived around 2:30 am in Guwahati and met Ananta Roy of the Koch-Rajbongshi community at Chatipur in Assam’s Chirang district in the morning.

Shah’s meeting with the Greater Coochbehar Peoples’ Association leader comes ahead of the assembly elections in neighbouring West Bengal.

Sarma, a powerful BJP leader in the Northeast, was accompanying Shah and that is why “the budget could not be presented today”, sources said.

When contacted, several spokespersons of the BJP said they were unaware of Shah’s visit to the state.

COMMENTS

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

WE RECOMMEND

Banner
Bihar Family Who Had Come to Assam To Attend Wedding Dies in Road Accident

They were driving from the Dibrugarh railway station when the accident happened at the Dibrugarh-Tinsukia bypass

12th November 2024
Banner
6 Lives Including that of a 4-Year Old Lost in Two Road Accidents in Assam

Assam faced a heart breaking day as two separate road accidents claimed the lives of six people, including a 4-year-old child.

11th November 2024
Banner
Major Crackdown on ULFA (I): Police, Military Intelligence, and AR Arrest 16 Operatives and Overground Workers in Upper Assam

As Operation Crackdown continues, security forces remain vigilant against potential insurgent activities and aim to prevent any disruptions.

11th November 2024
Banner
Crackdown on ULFA (I) Network in Eastern Assam: So Far 14 Overground Workers and 2 Cadres Arrested

On November 7, two overground workers Rinku Nath from Sivasagar and Tulsi Gogoi from Charaideo were arrested.

11th November 2024
Banner
Assam Police, AR, and Military Intelligence Intensify Crackdown on ULFA (I) Networks in Upper Assam

This coordinated effort began with intelligence-based operations from October 25 to November 4, focusing on the suspected ULFA (I) networks .

10th November 2024