Patna: Nitin Nabin, the BJP MLA from Bankipur, made his first appearance in the Bihar legislative assembly on Tuesday after taking charge as the party’s state president, drawing a warm reception from ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members even as opposition parties staged a walkout following noisy protests.
Nabin was welcomed at the main gate of the assembly by BJP whips and NDA legislators, who escorted him into the House. The speaker congratulated him on his appointment and formally welcomed him, with ruling party leaders describing his arrival as a sign of organisational cohesion and renewed political momentum.
His entry came against the backdrop of continued disruption on the sixth day of the budget session, as opposition MLAs sought to press the government on law and order and crimes against women. Proceedings were interrupted soon after they began, with opposition members raising slogans and displaying posters.
CPI(ML) legislator Sandeep Saurabh said the opposition had jointly moved an adjournment motion demanding a dedicated discussion on cases of harassment and violence against women. He accused the government of evading debate on what he called a serious and urgent issue.
The speaker ordered marshals to remove the posters and urged members to allow the House to function, assuring the opposition that they would be given time to raise the matter during Zero Hour in accordance with assembly rules.
Parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Chaudhary responded that the government was prepared to answer all questions but that discussions must follow established procedures. Shortly afterwards, opposition MLAs walked out of the House.
Chaudhary criticised the opposition’s conduct, saying its members were sending mixed signals by demanding discussion and then leaving the chamber. “This confusion is visible in their behaviour,” he said.
Outside the chamber, Congress MLA Abhishek Ranjan, who represents Chanpatia, arrived carrying an effigy of the Bihar government. The effigy listed recent crime incidents and bore a placard reading: “We apologise, we are unable to provide justice to the daughters of Bihar.”
Political tensions were further fuelled by remarks made a day earlier in the legislative council, when former minister Shyam Rajak dismissed the ongoing Nitish–Rabri debate as a “brother-in-law and sister-in-law issue”, accusing the opposition of lacking substantive issues.
