MLA rips off shirt, Jharkhand assembly adjourned

Ranchi: Jharkhand assembly was adjourned twice today after an opposition MLA ripped off his shirt inside the house to press for demands.

As soon as the house convened at 11 am, opposition members trooped into the well of the house raising a din over a plethora of demands.

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) MLA Samresh Singh ripped his shirt, prompting Speaker CP Singh to first adjourn the house for an hour.

When the house assembled again, the opposition continued with the din leading to the adjournment till 12.30 pm.

The opposition demands included setting up of a commission for displacement, regularizing para-teachers, returning land acquired from people of Nagri village situated on the outskirts of Ranchi.