Bhubaneswar: Winter session of the State Assembly starting from Tuesday is likely to be stormy with the Opposition planning to corner BJD on several issues while the ruling party is all set to counter members of the Opposition parties.
Congress and BJP will raise farmer deaths and crop loss on the floor of the House while the ruling party will defend itself by demanding a hike in paddy MSP and raking up the Centre’s failure to form a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water row between Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
Narasingh Mishra, Opposition leader said, “The Odisha government and the Centre have become mute spectators when farmers are committing suicide in the State due to crop damage following pest attack. Besides, if the Prime Minister does not take a decision on hike in paddy MSP by tomorrow, the party will raise the issue in the State Assembly.”
Clearing his party’s stand, BJP State president Basant Panda said, “The party will draw the attention of the House on areas in which the State government has failed.”
Meanwhile, to put the saffron party off guard, the ruling party will raise delay in Mahanadi tribunal formation and decline in Central funds to the State in the House.
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Rohit Pujari, the ruling party chief whip, said, “BJD is ready to discuss issues in the House that will be raised by the Opposition. Apart from this, the ruling party will draw the attention of the Assembly on the Centre’s failure to resolve Polavaram issue and demand a hike in paddy MSP.”
The winter session will begin from November 28 and will continue till December 30. The Supplementary Budget will be tabled by the State government on November 30.
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