Odisha BJP MLAs hurl slippers in the direction of Speaker’s podium, three suspended

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Assembly on Saturday witnessed ugly scenes when some Opposition BJP MLAs allegedly hurled slippers, earphones, and papers on the Speaker’s podium protesting in opposition to the hurried method wherein the Odisha Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill was handed within the House.

Later within the afternoon, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro suspended three BJP MLAs, deputy chief of the Opposition Bisnu Charan Sethi, Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi and former minister Jay Narayan Mishra after inspecting the video footage of the incident which passed off within the pre-lunch session. The suspension will probably be in drive until the tip of the price range session which can conclude on April 6.

Describing the Speaker’s choice as undemocratic, the BJP MLAs led by chief of the Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik, protested in opposition to the Speaker’s motion by staging a dharna close to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the meeting premises.

Earlier, BJP members had been seen protesting from their seats when the House handed the Odisha Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill inside minutes with none dialogue. The Congress members had been additionally seen protesting as Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro had rejected an adjournment movement discover given by them on alleged corruption in mining actions.

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The two senior BJP MLAs, Sethi and Mishra had been seen standing on their seats and throwing some objects in the direction of the Speaker’s desk as a mark of protest. The objects hurled by them had been slippers, papers, pen, dustbin and earphone. However, the slippers and different supplies didn’t attain the rostrum.

However, Sethi refused the allegation of throwing slippers in the direction of the Speaker’s podium. Mishra additionally stated that he doesn’t know what precisely he has thrown. “I have no idea what precisely I’ve thrown, however he (speaker) deserves this sort of behaviour. He doesn’t operate in a democratic method,” he stated.

Government Chief Whip Pramila Mallick informed mediapersons exterior the House that Mishra and Sethi hurled slippers and earphones whereas Majhi threw the earphone. “They (BJP members) are doing so just to remain in the news”, she stated.

Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Narasingha Mishra condemned the incident and described it as unlucky. He alleged that the Congress had served a discover for a dialogue on largescale irregularities in mining actions, which has been rejected by the Speaker with none purpose. “It is alsounfortunate that bills are passed in the House without discussion. Bills should not be passed when the House is not in order,” he stated.

The Leader of the Opposition stated that the BJP members weren’t allowed to talk. The Opposition chief whip stated that the BJP members additionally wished a dialogue on the unlawful mining actions. But the Speaker didn’t enable it, he stated and requested, “Is it democratic.”