Dhami Govt in Minority: Speaker Reprimands Minister in Uttarakhand Assembly

• Uttarakhand Assembly budget session saw the Dhami government in a minority with only 11 ruling party MLAs present after lunch, while 19 opposition MLAs were in attendance.
• Speaker Ritu Khanduri expressed strong displeasure to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Subodh Uniyal over the low attendance.
• Minister Uniyal apologized in the house, assuring that such a situation would not recur.
• Opposition Leader Yashpal Arya raised concerns about a severe cooking gas shortage affecting 29 lakh domestic and 55 thousand commercial connections, with booking delays up to 25 days.
• MLA Lakhpat Butola interrupted Vinod Chamoli's emotional speech about Gairsain, recalling Chamoli's past comments about Gairsain being cold.