Assembly adjourned sine die

The five-day long Winter Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly ended sine die on Friday. Before that the House passed some important Amendment Bills and witnessed noisy scenes, mainly over stopping of subsidised foodgrains to tea garden workers.

The Assembly passed the Assam Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) (Amendment) Bill 2014, tightening the law to safeguard interests of depositors in financial establishments like chit funds by not allowing any anticipatory bail to anyone committing an offence under this Act. 

The House also passed The Assam Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill 2014, The Assam Entry Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2014, The Assam Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2014, The Assam Tax on Luxuries (Hotels, Lodging Houses and Hospitals) (Amendment) Bill 2014 and The Assam Taxation (Liquidation of Arrear Dues) (Amendment) Bill 2014. 

The House ended its business in the afternoon sine die after condemning the terrorist attack at a school in Peshawar of Pakistan and expressing condolence to the 148 dead people, including 132 children.