The Odisha Assembly witnessed noisy Thursday, leading to several adjournments, as members of the opposition BJP and Congress demanded the immediate sacking of Law Minister Pratap Jena in the double murder case, and demanded that the government of the state declare drought. Dry spell. As soon as the proceedings of the House began at 10.30 am on the second day of the Monsoon session, BJP and Congress MLAs came in the middle of the House raising anti-government slogans. Members of the saffron party demanded immediate removal of Jena for his alleged involvement in the killing of BJP leader Kulmani Baral and his aide Dibyasingh Baral in January in the expensive area of Cuttack district.
Congress, on the other hand, pressed for declaration of drought in the state. Opposition members were also seen trying to climb the Speaker’s podium to disrupt the proceedings. When Speaker SN Patro failed to pacify the angry members, he first adjourned the proceedings for an hour and then twice till 4 pm.
He then called an all-party meeting to resolve the issues and make the House functional. BJP deputy leader BC Sethi, opposition chief whip Mohan Manjhi, Congress legislature party leader Narsingh Mishra, parliamentary affairs minister BK Arukha, government chief whip Pramila Malik and CPI(M) member Laxman Munda were invited to the meeting.
Outside the assembly, Majhi later told reporters, “The name of the law minister was mentioned in the FIR, but the police filed a charge sheet against 12 people except Jena. The judicial magistrate first class court in Salipur ordered the police He has been directed to look into his involvement in the murder of two elderly BJP leaders in expensive area of Cuttack district.” Reiterating his party’s demand, Manjhi said the BJP has been demanding the removal of Jena from the ministry for a long time so that a fair probe can be conducted into the double murder. “We will continue to protest in the assembly till our demand is met,” he said. Justifying the uproar by Congress members in the Well of the House, party MLA Santosh Singh Saluja said that Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marandi is yet to reply on Wednesday’s debate on the plight of farmers. With dry spells.
State Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister AK Sahu had said in the House that drought is completely natural and not man-made, and the government is taking necessary steps to mitigate the problems of farmers. Saluja, however, insisted that the Congress would stick to its demand of declaration of drought in the state.
State government chief whip Pramila Malik, on her part, said that the BJD government was ready to discuss any issue, including drought and double murder. “The opposition, instead of initiating the discussion, disrupted the proceedings of the House without any reason,” he said.
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