Tag: Odisha Assembly

State finance minister Niranjan Pujari presented the budget for the financial year 2023-24 today.

The finance minister further said that Odisha has been able to keep the administrative expenditure under control at Rs.94,000 crore in 2023-24.

An outlay of Rs.24,829 crore under the agriculture Budget, 2023-24 has been made which is around 20 per cent more than last year and three times of the budget estimate during 2016-17.

Launching a counter-attack, Mishra said that 180 cases are registered against 46 MLAs from the ruling BJD. Of this, cases under section 307 have been registered against six MLAs. According to Mishra, 19 cases are lodged against Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and 29 cases against Talcher MLA.

BJP Yuva Morcha President Irasis Acharya said in a presser that the stir will be further intensified in the coming days.

Soon after the House proceedings began with Question Hour, Congress MLAs moved near the Speaker's podium and raised slogans against the government. 

This latest incident was reported on the first day of the budget session of the Odisha Assembly. Members of the media fraternity including journalists & photo journalists had turned up at the Odisha Assembly premises to cover the proceedings on Tuesday.

As soon as the House assembled for the Business, Congress MLAs rushed near the podium and created ruckus as a mark of protest against Naba Das murder and alleged deteriorating law and order situation during the address of Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal.

"It was a practice during Covid times. However, there is no need for such a thing now. In fact, there aren’t any examples of such a practice either in the Parliament or at any other State Assembly,” Jayanarayan Mishra said.

According to a notification issued by the Commissionerate Police, the traffic regulations will remain in force on all days from 21 February 2023 to 1 March 2023 and 10 March 2023 to 6 April 2023.

Reviewing the security arrangements at the Assembly with the Twin City police Commissioner and other senior officials of the police, DGP Bansal said all necessary arrangements have been made to prevent any kind of untoward incident near the Assembly.

Mishra, who has been hogging the limelight for his alleged scuffle with a lady IIC, held a discussion with Somalika and assured her of all necessary help.

Mishra further alleged that those, who are involved in the Naba Das murder, are doing conspiracy against him. "As several high profile people are involved in the murder, we are demanding a CBI probe," he said.

The budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on February 21 and continue till April 6 in two phases.

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