NAGPUR: Congress members on Friday ran amok in the general body meeting of Nagpur Zilla Parishad (ZP), alleging discrimination in allocation of health funds. Soon after the meeting started, leader of opposition Manohar Kumbhare alleged that ZP president Sandhya Gotmare (BJP) had allocated Rs3 crore mostly under 'Nau Arogya' to the members of ruling coalition (BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP) and left the opposition Congress high and dry. All the Congress members vehemently demanded that issue be discussed.
While speaking on this issue, party leader of BJP in ZP Ukesh Chavhan changed the topic. This enraged the Congress members and they stormed into the well of the House. A heated war of words ensued between Congress and BJP members. The Congress members tore up the agenda and threw it all around the hall.
When ruling coalition members objected, Kumbhare pulled down the podium and then the table kept before the office-bearers. Another Congress member Upasrao Bhute pushed his table to the ground and wrenched the mike apart.
Taking a strong objection to the unparliamentary behaviour of Congress members, Ukesh Chavhan came to the well and asked the opposition members to stop the ruckus. However, Kumbhare became furious and told Chavhan to mind his own business. This led to an extremely heated war of words between the two leaders. Both BJP and Congress members came out in support of their leaders.
Realizing that the situation was going out of control, president Gotmare adjourned the meeting. When all the members had occupied their seats she read out the proposals and approved them even as Congress members indulged in slogan shouting. In the meantime, Chavhan gave a written complaint to the chief executive officer (CEO) urging him to call the police. Gotmare then announced that the House was over.
Later in a press conference, Kumbhare and other Congress members elaborated on their allegations. "Out of the Rs3 crore amount, the president has sanctioned Rs1.20 crore to Hingna taluka. Of this, Rs50 lakh have been sanctioned for her Wanadongri circle. Umred taluka has got just Rs2 lakh while Kuhi has not got a single penny. This kind of injustice won't be tolerated."
Kumbhare alleged that work orders for works under the Nau Arogya scheme were issued without administrative approval. He also claimed that there were all sorts of irregularities in the scheme.
Gotmare refuted all the allegations and said that the works had been passed by the water management committee after going through all aspects. "All the work orders were issued after obtaining administrative approval. The allocation of funds is as per law and there is no discrimination."
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