Jaipur, Rajasthan Assembly on Friday allowed Agriculture Minister Kirori Lal Meena, who recently submitted his resignation from the state Cabinet, not to participate in the proceedings of the House during the current session.
Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani announced the decision after a voice vote during zero hour.
Meena recently tendered her resignation following the BJP's disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. However, his resignation has not yet been officially accepted.
Assembly Speaker Devnani said, "MLA Kirori Lal Meena has sought permission to remain absent from the House meetings due to unavoidable reasons in the second session of the Assembly."
After the voice vote, the House allowed him to walk out of the proceedings.
Meena is not attending the current budget session which started from July 3.
He also did not attend the recent cabinet meeting of the government led by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani announced the decision after a voice vote during zero hour.
Meena recently tendered her resignation following the BJP's disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state. However, his resignation has not yet been officially accepted.
Assembly Speaker Devnani said, "MLA Kirori Lal Meena has sought permission to remain absent from the House meetings due to unavoidable reasons in the second session of the Assembly."
After the voice vote, the House allowed him to walk out of the proceedings.
Meena is not attending the current budget session which started from July 3.
He also did not attend the recent cabinet meeting of the government led by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
