Tag: Odisha Assembly

The allegation was made by the opposition members in the state Assembly while participating in a debate on the admissibility of an adjournment motion on Odisha dips in drugs and liquor; who will protect poor women .

Taking a jibe at State government’s Mo Bus, Mo Cycle and Mo Sarkar schemes, Sethi said, “Why doesn’t the government come up with Mo Cold Store, Mo Farm Production schemes, which would actually help the farmers.”

Senior Congress leader and Jeypore MLA, Tara Prasad Bahinipati slammed the government asking about the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) 2014 election manifesto where it had promised to provide 2 lakh jobs to the youths of Odisha.

The Odisha government has identified 3,740 Bangladeshi infiltrators who are staying in the state, Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Tusharkanti Behera told Odisha Assembly on Monday.

With the opposition including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress ready with several issues to corner the State government, the session is going to be stormy and the new team of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik may have a tough month ahead.

Police Commissioner Saumyendra Priyadarsi, Intelligence Director Sanjeev Pannda, Intelligence DIG Anup Sahoo and other officials reviewed the security arrangements at the Assembly premises and outside it.

One more hour has been added to the working hour of the Odisha Legislative Assembly during the Monsoon session

Chief Whip of the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mohan Majhi announced the development asserting that the change is imminent but it is the party that will make the decision on the name.” Thus ending the rumour mill from churning out names.

The budget is likely to be presented on the first day of the session.

Notably, Surya Narayan Patro had resigned from the post of Assembly Speaker recently due to health issues.

Filing of nomination papers for the post of Speaker will be held on June 10. 

Incumbent Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro resigned from his post earlier in the day.

The secretariat of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Tuesday issued an official notification for the conduct of the election to three vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats in the State.

But the story is in this 6-day session, only a single day was devoted to official business. 

Coming down heavily on the State government for restricting media access to these places, Opposition BJP and Congress on Thursday demanded the immediate lifting of the curb