The State Assembly was adjourned till 11.30 am today as Opposition BJP members protested the alleged irregularities in selection of questions for discussions in the House.
As the House met at 10.30 am, BJP Chief Whip Mohan Charan Majhi stood up at his seat and alleged that questions being put by members are not being selected through lottery system for discussion in the House. Rather, they are being chosen by concerned Ministers to suit their wishes, he alleged.
While Majhi demanded that the Speaker give a direction to resolve the issue, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro asked him to take his seat and participate in the Question Hour discussion. He informed he has received a letter from the Leader of Opposition and asked Majhi to come to his chamber later for a discussion.
However, Majhi and his party MLAs did not accept the proposal and rushed to the Well of the House and shouted slogans. Unable to run the proceedings, Patro adjourned the House at 10.32 am till 11.30 pm and subsequently twice till 11.45 am. Later, he said he has not found any irregularity and assured that all members would be informed about the selected questions by the Assembly Secretariat.