Speaker SS Bhokta to look into allegations against Assembly staff

Jharkhand Speaker S S Bhokta on Friday assured the state Assembly that he would look into the allegations made against House reporters that they had failed to mention the name of Chief Minister Hemant Soren during his speech during the trust vote on July 18.

Bhokta said strict action would be taken against the official reporters on Congress MLA K N Tripathy s allegations that they had not recorded Soren s name in the proceedings during his speech.

Tripathy, who drew the attention of the Chair during zero hour, also alleged that the Soren s name did not find in the House proceedings when he made some statements yesterday.