Suspension of MLAs: Odisha BJP leaders name off agitation, will meet Governor on Monday

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: After staging a night-long dharna close to Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Assembly premises, BJP MLAs on Sunday known as off the agitation following a request by celebration’s Odisha Saha Prabhari and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar.

Justifying their actions contained in the Assembly on Saturday that prompted Speaker SN Patro to droop three BJP MLAs, Leader of the Opposition, Pradipta Naik instructed reporters that the BJP members will meet Governor Ganeshi Lal at Raj Bhawan on Monday.

“We will request the Governor not to give his assent to the bills passed in the Assembly in a hurry without allowing the opposition members to participate in a discussion,” Naik stated.

Holding the Speaker accountable for the disagreeable state of affairs within the House that noticed hurling of slippers and microphones on the Speaker’s podium, Naik stated such an incident wouldn’t have occurred had Patro allowed the opposition to current their opinions.

“The Speaker stifled the opposition voice at the behest of the leader of the House Naveen Patnaik by not allowing the Opposition to speak while passing the bill in the House. Even the Leader of Opposition was not given an opportunity to speak. This is undemocratic and unconstitutional,” he stated.

“He (Patro) seemed to be under pressure from others to not hear us out,” Naik alleged.

Questioning the impartiality of the Speaker within the State Assembly, Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi and senior member Jayanarayan Mishra stated they’re ready to apologise to the individuals of the state if they’re harm by their behaviour.

Mishra, nonetheless, made it clear that they would not do the identical to the Speaker as he has did not do his job in a democratic method and as per the foundations of the House.

Asked if the hurling of sneakers, dustbin and earphone on the Speaker is justified, Mishra stated there was no different. “After all, we are all human beings and we have emotions. When you feel that your legitimate rights are curtailed, you will obviously react,” he reasoned out.

The chief of the Congress Legislature Party, Narasingha Mishra, who met the agitating BJP members on the dharna web site earlier within the day, got here down closely on the state authorities for its undemocratic actions. “I strongly condemn the manner in which the state government passed the bills in the house yesterday without allowing the opposition members to participate in the discussion. This is grossly undemocratic and unconstitutional,” he added.