Bhopal, February 27 The Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly was adjourned sine die ahead of schedule on Friday after passing the state budget for 2026-27 and the third supplementary budget for 2025-26.
Congress MLAs Hemant Katare, Sohanlal Valmiki, and others staged a walkout as they were not given the opportunity to speak on the issues mentioned in the budget.
In his concluding remarks, Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar said that besides passing the budget for 2026-27 and the supplementary budget for 2025-26, the House also discussed important issues such as the development of cow shelters and incidents of dog bites during its ten sittings.
A total of 3,478 questions – 1,750 starred and 1,728 un-starred – were received along with notices for 902 call attention motions and 333 notices for zero hour.
The state assembly, which is known for taking innovative steps, witnessed the first e-budget on a tablet this time, Tomar said.
As the House was being adjourned sine die without conducting the scheduled sittings of March 5 and 6, senior Congress MLA Rajendra Singh urged the Speaker to add two days to the next session of the House so that the members, especially those who were disappointed over not getting the opportunity to speak, could be compensated.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya moved a proposal that as all the listed business was complete, it should be adjourned sine die.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar were not present when the Speaker adjourned the House.
