Key Takeaways
- The Opposition in the Odisha House is demanding a probe into the alleged assault by the Governor’s son on a government official.
- The BJD members staged a walkout in protest against the government’s inaction on the alleged assault.
- The Union Budget 2023-24 has been criticized by the Opposition for offering little to Odisha.
Bhubaneswar: Stalemate continued in the Odisha Assembly for the third day on Wednesday as Opposition members from the Biju Janata Dal and the Congress stalled proceedings while demanding action against the son of Governor Raghubar Das for allegedly assaulting a government official.
The House witnessed chaos at 10.30 am when it assembled for question hour. Speaker Surama Padhi was forced to adjourn the House till 4 pm due to the commotion.
Earlier, trouble started when Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singh Deo stood up to reply to a question raised by Bharatiya Janata Party member Amar Kumar Nayak. BJD members trooped into the well of the House and started shouting slogans against the government, demanding action against the Governor’s son.
The BJD members walked out of the House in protest after Prasanna Acharya stated that the government’s inaction on the Governor’s son’s alleged assault made it pointless to participate in the debate.
The Opposition Congress members, who were also raising the same issue for the last two days, disrupting the transaction of business in the House, trooped into the well of the House protesting against the Union Budget 2023-24, presented in Parliament on Tuesday, offering very little to Odisha.
As the Assembly witnessed furore, the Speaker first adjourned it till 11.30 am, then till noon and finally till 4 pm.
On the inaugural day of the first session of the 17th Odisha Assembly on Monday, the opposition BJD and the Congress boycotted the address of the Governor to the House, accusing the government of not taking any action against Governor’s son for allegedly assaulting a government official.
The BJD members continued their protest in the Assembly despite state Law Minister Prithivraj Harichandan stating that the Governor’s house has already asked the Puri Collector to submit a report within 15 days on the alleged incident that took place in Raj Bhawan on July 7.
