Mar 23In Meghalaya the Opposition NCP today walked out of Legislative Assembly demanding resignation of a minister, who, according to CAG report, had incurred exorbitant expenditure while furnishing his official residence when he was Speaker and had not returned articles worth Rs 52.77 lakh while vacating the residence. As soon as the session commenced, Opposition Leader Mr Conrad Sangma demanded a statement from chief minister Mr DD Lapang over the CAG report and an assurance that the concerned minister would be dropped.
Speaker Charles Pyngrope, however, said the CAG report has been referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for examination and the chief minister cannot give any statement on it as “the matter pertains to the legislature”. Unhappy over the ruling, the Opposition staged a walk-out and boycotted the Question Hour.