Tag: Odisha Assembly

The Speaker declared the Odisha Assembly adjourned sine die following pandemonium in the House which continued for the ninth consecutive working day, effectively washing away all the remaining 17 working days.

When the situation worsened, the security forces lathi (baton)-charged the protesters. Platoons of police chased the protesters into the Congress Bhawan while many of the workers ran inside the building for cover. 

As per the Law minister’s reply to a question in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on 7th December 2021, there were 17,68,704 cases pending in district courts of Odisha presently. There are 1,87,028 cases pending in the High Court, the minister informed the Assembly.

Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati stood in front of Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena and continued beating the gong, disrupting Jena’s demand for departmental grants.

The Assembly observed a minute of silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls and then adjourned till 4 p.m.

Odisha assembly proceedings went without any discussion for 6th straight day. On Tuesday, both BJP and Congress MLAs rushed to the Well of the House raising slogans and holding placards.

66 minutes! That is all the business the Odisha Assembly has been able to transact in the first six days of its ongoing winter session.

The ‘Paika Bidroha’, which took place 40 years before the 1857 Sepoy Uprising, involved peasants who fought the British after their economic structure was challenged.

Holding banners, the members of Congress conducted ‘parikrama’ of the Odisha Assembly demanding Mishra’s ouster and High Court-monitored SIT probe into Mamita murder case.

BJD holds a mask protest against Centre for not recognizing ‘1817 Paika Rebellion’ as ‘first War of Independence’.

Soon after the Assembly proceedings began today, both Opposition BJP and Congress rushed into the well of the House and gheraoed the podium of Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro demanding dismissal of Dibya Shankar Mishra.

Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Saturday sprinkled Ganga Jal on the Assembly floor in a bid to ‘purify’ the Assembly, accusing MoS (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra of polluting Odisha Assembly by putting his steps inside the House.

Alleging that the Odisha Assembly House has become impure following entry of Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra, the legislators of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Friday carried out a ‘purification’ ritual inside the premises.

In a statement to the Odisha Assembly, the Chief Minister said, “The death of Mamita Meher was very said and unfortunate incident and we all are deeply anguished and pained by this heinous crime. She was a young and bright daughter of Odisha, having a brilliant future.

As soon as the house met for the day to transact business, MLAs from the Opposition parties trooped to the well of the House with placards urging the Speaker to initiate action against the Minister.