As expected, there was an uproar in the Rajasthan state assembly today as Congress legislators protested against tabling of Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) ordinance.

However, the assembly has been adjourned till tomorrow.

The Vasundhara Raje government was cornered by Congress legislators inside the state Assembly at the beginning of a Special Session today.

The government is facing backlash because of its plan of turning the Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, into an Act during the Session. It is likely that the Session will witness uproar by the Congress MLAs .

The Ordinance which prohibits investigations into allegations against current and former judges, magistrates and civil servants without previous permission, was put into effect last month.

Talking about the ordinance, MoS Law and Justice PP Chaudhary said that it is "perfect and balanced". "Individual rights and media have been taken care of and there is a need for this Amendment", he added.

People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) had earlier hit out at the Vasundhara Raje government because of this Ordinance.

"The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 promulgated on 6th September, 2017, published on the 7th of September, 2017 in the Gazette is a sinister attempt of the Government of Rajasthan to abridge the fundamental right of speech and expression guaranteed under the Indian Constitution and to thwart the citizens right to access criminal justice system in cases of complaints against abuse of law by public servants by introducing 2 provisos to Sec. 156 (3) and Sec. 190 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and by inserting a new offence in the Indian Penal Code by way of introducing a new clause, Sec. 228-B, which makes an offence termed "disclosure of identity of certain public servants," a statement issued by the PUCL read.

The Ordinance also prohibits publishing any news about the judges, magistrates or public servants against whom sanction to hold investigation is pending.

"We should point out that the amendments are superfluous and unnecessary as the existing provision in section 197 already provides protection to public servants by making it mandatory for a court to take cognizance of an offence against public servant only after getting "prior sanction" of the government. The ominous intention the amendment becomes clear when we notice that while section 197 uses the term "cognizance" the new amendment refers to the word 'investigate'",the PUCL statement further mentions.

Congress leader Sachin Pilot told ANI that he was a part of a peaceful march to Governor's house against the ordinance but police detained him and a few others. "We will continue to fight and protest against this", he said.