Odisha: Job 'Scam' Claims Spark Chaos In Assembly As Oppn Demands CM Majhi's Statement
The House could function for only three minutes, after which Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned it as the agitating BJD members refused to stop sloganeering.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned for an hour on Saturday due to a ruckus by opposition BJD members who demanded a clarification from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over his allegation of irregularities in government recruitment during the previous BJD regime.
Majhi, while introducing the Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in the assembly on Friday, alleged that massive irregularities happened in government recruitment during the previous BJD regime and jobs were sold for lakhs of rupees. BJD had strongly condemned the statement and asked him to prove the charges.
As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour on Saturday, the BJD members trooped into the well of the House and raised slogans demanding a clarification from the chief minister.
The House could function for only three minutes, after which Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned it as the agitating BJD members refused to stop sloganeering.
Bhubaneshwar, Odisha : On ruckus in the assembly over CM's statement on recruitment scam in the previous government, Congress MLA Ramchandra Kadam says, "The CM is making a statement, if they have information or know of any culprit, they should take action and have them… pic.twitter.com/GdgL58N7oS
— IANS (@ians_india) December 7, 2024
Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was present in the House when his party members trooped into the well. However, Majhi was not present as he was attending a programme of President Droupadi Murmu in Mayurbhanj district.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was disrupted by BJD members protesting Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's statement during the presentation of the Odisha Public Examination Bill 2024. They demanded clarification, with BJD Chief Whip Pramila Mallick accusing the CM of insulting… pic.twitter.com/3X0WxGUFgP
— IANS (@ians_india) December 7, 2024
Dismissing Majhi's allegation, BJD member Ganeswar Behera said, "Let the CM book the people who were involved in the alleged irregularities. Bring all of them before the camera."
ବିଧାନସଭା ପ୍ରଶ୍ନକାଳ ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ହଙ୍ଗାମା । ଗୃହରେ ବିଜେଡି ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ହୋହଲ୍ଲା । ଦିନ ସାଢେ ୧୧ଟା ଯାଏଁ ଗୃହ ମୁଲତବି ।#Assembly #Odisha #KanakNews pic.twitter.com/MaVDMOfadi
— Kanak News (@kanak_news) December 7, 2024
(This report has been published as part of an auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)
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