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With stalemate continuing in the Odisha Assembly, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jayanarayan Mishra on Saturday alleged that it is being done by the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) whenever they are in a crisis situation.
Mishra further said that whenever there is a din, there is a provision for convening an all-party meeting. However, the Speaker of Odisha Assembly is not doing so, he said.
“Whenever we are raising any issue, it is being omitted but it is not being dropped even if the ruling party members use unparliamentarily language and make personal accusations in the House. Hence, Speaker is acting on the instructions of the ruling party. It is Speaker’s job to take everybody together for smooth conduct of the Assembly,” Mishra alleged.
Senior Congress leader, Narasingha Mishra said, “It is the responsibility of the government to ensure that the House functions smoothly. Opposition will always ask questions, but the government should discuss the matter with the Opposition. We were ready for discussion in the House and not created any ruckus today as only a day is left for the Assembly. It seems that the government is on the back foot for whatever happened in the past. They (ruling party) is abusing by tagging someone mentally ill and other statements. This is totally uncalled for.”
Responding to the allegations levelled by the Opposition, BJD leader Pratap Deb said, “The conduct of two BJP MLAs was not acceptable and there suspension is justified. Everybody needs to behave decently. The senior member of the House has the capability and won six times and the way she was treated is not justified at a time when they are talking about Women’s Bill.”
