Calling upon Opposition parties to cooperate with him in ensuring smooth functioning of the House, Assembly Speaker R. Avudaiappan said as far as he knew the Opposition parties had not boycotted the Governor's address. Talking to reporters after the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), the Speaker confirmed that he had received complaints about the assault on Assembly marshals by an MLA. “It is under my consideration.” He refused to name the MLA.
Mr Avudiaappan said the Opposition members had gone “beyond their limit,” and disrupted the Assembly proceedings when the Governor was addressing the House.
“Their attitude saddened me. They should conduct themselves in a manner that will uphold the decorum of the House,” he said.
The Assembly proceedings, he said, would go on up to January 13. All the days would have normal agenda, including question hour and debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor for his address.
Interim budget
The interim budget for 2011-12 would be presented in the House on February 4.
Asked why action had not been taken against K. Selvam under anti-defection laws for joining the Congress after being elected to the House as a representative of the Viduthalai Chirthaikal Katchi (VCK), Mr. Avudaiappan said the VCK had not launched any formal complaint against him. “I need proof,” he said, when informed that Mr. Selvam had been attending Congress meetings, including those of Congress MLAs.
