Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28 (IANS): The winter session of the Odisha Assembly began on a stormy note on Tuesday with the opposition and ruling party creating a ruckus over the farmers issue.
Speaker Pradip Amat adjourned the House for the day as pandemonium prevailed leading to repeated adjournments.
After the mention of obituary references, Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party legislators rushed to the Speaker’s podium and shouted slogans over the issue of farmers in the state.
While Congress members were seen wearing aprons with several demands written on them, the BJP members showed damaged paddy crops in the House.
The Speaker adjourned the House for one hour. When the House reassembled later, further furore forced the Speaker to adjourn the House for half an hour and consequently till Wednesday.
Later, BJD members staged a dharna in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the assembly premises demanding hike in MSP of paddy. The BJD members accused the Centre of neglecting the state’s demand for hiking the MSP price of paddy.
“A House Committee led by the Speaker had sought appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the MSP issue. But sadly, the Prime Minister did not give time to meet us,” said BJD member Amar Satapathy.
