BHUBANESWAR: The iciness consultation of the state assembly started on a stormy be aware on Tuesday with both the opposition and treasury bench created pandemonium over farmers' issues forcing repeated adjournment of the house.
The assembly didn't transact any trade at the opening day as all the three parties—BJD, BJP and Congress—persisted protest over issues like minimal beef up value (MSP) of paddy, farmer suicide, crop loss and compensation to farmers.
As soon as the question hour started after the obituary reference to 2 former contributors, the Congress and BJP MLAs stormed into the well. The BJD contributors resort to sloganeering from their seats against the NDA govt at the Centre over MSP.
Holding the rain-hit paddy crop of their hand, the BJP contributors demanded immediate compensation. The Congress MLAs wear banners ridiculing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of now not expanding the MSP.
Unable to run the house, speaker P K Amat adjourned the house for an hour that followed dharna through the ruling occasion MLAs close to the Mahatma Gandhi statue insider the assembly premises.
When the house reassembled at 12:09 pm, the protest persisted following which the speaker first adjourned for half an hour and later for the day.
Defending the call for to hike the MSP, govt leader whip Amar Prasad Satpathy termed the Prime Minister of now not giving appointment to the house committee to speak about the MSP factor as unlucky. "The appointment was sought to submit a memorandum to hike the MSP to Rs 2930 per quintal as passed in a unanimous resolution," Satpathy advised journalists.
Briefing journalists out of doors, leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra lashed out at both the Centre and the state govt for their failure in protective the pastime of the farmers.
"Today's situation in the assembly was like 'chor machaye shor' or 'Devil preaching the Bible'. Instead of protecting the farmers during the period of distress, they (BJD and BJP) are creating ruckus in the house," Mishra mentioned.
The Congress veteran additionally expressed unhappiness for now not being given a chance to speak in the house. "On behalf of Congress party, we had given a motion to discuss the farmers' issue by suspending the question hour and to find out a solution on issues like farmer suicide and distress sale of paddy. Instead of allowing the discussion, the speaker adjourned the house," Mishra mentioned. He additionally demanded an all-party assembly.
BJP legislator Pradip Purohit mentioned the state govt must right away announce bundle for the farmers who were hit through successive screw ups like drought, pest assault and untimely rain. "We demand that the government should identify sharecroppers like deceased Brunda Sahu and do proper assessment of crop loss," Purohit mentioned.
The assembly didn't transact any trade at the opening day as all the three parties—BJD, BJP and Congress—persisted protest over issues like minimal beef up value (MSP) of paddy, farmer suicide, crop loss and compensation to farmers.
As soon as the question hour started after the obituary reference to 2 former contributors, the Congress and BJP MLAs stormed into the well. The BJD contributors resort to sloganeering from their seats against the NDA govt at the Centre over MSP.
Holding the rain-hit paddy crop of their hand, the BJP contributors demanded immediate compensation. The Congress MLAs wear banners ridiculing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of now not expanding the MSP.
Unable to run the house, speaker P K Amat adjourned the house for an hour that followed dharna through the ruling occasion MLAs close to the Mahatma Gandhi statue insider the assembly premises.
When the house reassembled at 12:09 pm, the protest persisted following which the speaker first adjourned for half an hour and later for the day.
Defending the call for to hike the MSP, govt leader whip Amar Prasad Satpathy termed the Prime Minister of now not giving appointment to the house committee to speak about the MSP factor as unlucky. "The appointment was sought to submit a memorandum to hike the MSP to Rs 2930 per quintal as passed in a unanimous resolution," Satpathy advised journalists.
Briefing journalists out of doors, leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra lashed out at both the Centre and the state govt for their failure in protective the pastime of the farmers.
"Today's situation in the assembly was like 'chor machaye shor' or 'Devil preaching the Bible'. Instead of protecting the farmers during the period of distress, they (BJD and BJP) are creating ruckus in the house," Mishra mentioned.
The Congress veteran additionally expressed unhappiness for now not being given a chance to speak in the house. "On behalf of Congress party, we had given a motion to discuss the farmers' issue by suspending the question hour and to find out a solution on issues like farmer suicide and distress sale of paddy. Instead of allowing the discussion, the speaker adjourned the house," Mishra mentioned. He additionally demanded an all-party assembly.
BJP legislator Pradip Purohit mentioned the state govt must right away announce bundle for the farmers who were hit through successive screw ups like drought, pest assault and untimely rain. "We demand that the government should identify sharecroppers like deceased Brunda Sahu and do proper assessment of crop loss," Purohit mentioned.
Winter session of Odisha assembly begins on stormy note
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