<p>The 10-day Budget session of the Rajasthan Assembly will begin on Friday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who also hold the Finance portfolio, will present the first budget of her new government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parliamentary Affair Minister Rajendra Rathore said the date for Budget presentation is not yet fixed and will be decided at Business Advisory Committee meeting on Friday.<br /><br />The Budget session of 14th Assembly will be unique in several ways. <br />Not only does the opposition comprise of an all-time low of just 37 members in a House of 200, but a member of Parliament will reply to questions from the opposition in the state Assembly.<br /><br />Professor Sawarlal Jat who was the state’s Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation and won parliamentary election on a BJP ticket, will be present in the house in his capacity of a state cabinet minister - and answer the questions.<br /><br />Senior BJP leaders said Sawarlal has not taken oath as MP because as per a constitutional provision, the government should have at least 12 ministers in the state.<br /><br />Due to this rider, Sawarlal has not been relieved from the ministry despite his resignation as MLA. <br /><br />Since a cabinet expansion has not taken place, Sawarlal will reply to all questions related to water resources and irrigation.<br /><br />In the past also Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was elevated as PWD minister during the tenure of Congress chief minister Shiv Charan Mathur.<br /><br />At that time, Gehlot was not a member of the House but he replied to the question in his capacity as cabinet minister.<br /><br />Meanwhile, state Congress party called the meeting of its legislators a day before start of the session. <br /><br />Initially, Congress won 21 seats but after suspension of one of its legislators Bhanwar Lal Sharma, the party is left with only 20 members.<br />All the legislators were told that despite being very low in numbers they should make their presence felt and corner the state government over the issue of inflation.<br />Meanwhile, a meeting of BJP legislators, chaired by Vasundhara Raje, will take place on Friday.<br /><br />Suspended Congman<br /><br />Meanwhile the suspended Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma has announced he will raise several issues in the House against the Congress party. <br /><br />He said he will expose the wrong decisions taken by the previous Congress government in the state.<br /><br />Sharma was suspended for making insulting remarks against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.<br /><br />On Thursday, Sharma again targeted Rahul saying the top leadership in Congress needs to be changed. <br /><br />Now Digvijay Singh has also admitted that Rahul lacks leadership skills.<br /></p>
<p>The 10-day Budget session of the Rajasthan Assembly will begin on Friday. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who also hold the Finance portfolio, will present the first budget of her new government.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parliamentary Affair Minister Rajendra Rathore said the date for Budget presentation is not yet fixed and will be decided at Business Advisory Committee meeting on Friday.<br /><br />The Budget session of 14th Assembly will be unique in several ways. <br />Not only does the opposition comprise of an all-time low of just 37 members in a House of 200, but a member of Parliament will reply to questions from the opposition in the state Assembly.<br /><br />Professor Sawarlal Jat who was the state’s Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation and won parliamentary election on a BJP ticket, will be present in the house in his capacity of a state cabinet minister - and answer the questions.<br /><br />Senior BJP leaders said Sawarlal has not taken oath as MP because as per a constitutional provision, the government should have at least 12 ministers in the state.<br /><br />Due to this rider, Sawarlal has not been relieved from the ministry despite his resignation as MLA. <br /><br />Since a cabinet expansion has not taken place, Sawarlal will reply to all questions related to water resources and irrigation.<br /><br />In the past also Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was elevated as PWD minister during the tenure of Congress chief minister Shiv Charan Mathur.<br /><br />At that time, Gehlot was not a member of the House but he replied to the question in his capacity as cabinet minister.<br /><br />Meanwhile, state Congress party called the meeting of its legislators a day before start of the session. <br /><br />Initially, Congress won 21 seats but after suspension of one of its legislators Bhanwar Lal Sharma, the party is left with only 20 members.<br />All the legislators were told that despite being very low in numbers they should make their presence felt and corner the state government over the issue of inflation.<br />Meanwhile, a meeting of BJP legislators, chaired by Vasundhara Raje, will take place on Friday.<br /><br />Suspended Congman<br /><br />Meanwhile the suspended Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma has announced he will raise several issues in the House against the Congress party. <br /><br />He said he will expose the wrong decisions taken by the previous Congress government in the state.<br /><br />Sharma was suspended for making insulting remarks against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.<br /><br />On Thursday, Sharma again targeted Rahul saying the top leadership in Congress needs to be changed. <br /><br />Now Digvijay Singh has also admitted that Rahul lacks leadership skills.<br /></p>
