The eight-day-long Monsoon Session of the State Assembly was adjourned sine die on Saturday as per schedule.
The last day of the session was also rocked as the Congress members protested against the rise in prices of petrol and diesel.
While the Question Hour had two minutes to be over, Opposition Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati and other Congress members holding banners stood up at their chairs and shouted slogans against the Narendra Modi Government the galloping fuel prices.
Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat adjourned the House at 11.32 am till 3 pm. As a result, the Bomikha flyover collapse issue to be discussed in a scheduled Adjournment Motion couldn’t be taken up.
When the House reassembled, leader of Oppostion Narasingha Mishra slammed the BJP-led Government at the Centre for increase in prices of petrol and other fuels.
“The price of petrol per litre was Rs 69-Rs 70 when the price of crude oil per barrel was Rs 135 US dollar during the Congress-led UPA Government. Now during the Narendra Modi Government, the price of a barrel of crude oil is 49 US dollar and the price of petrol per litre is Rs 70,” pointed out Mishra.
He said the NDA Government has failed to protect the farmers, the lower-middle class people and the poor of the country by raising excise duty on fuel nine times which have a cascading effects on the economy and led to an inflationary situation.
Speaking on the Bomikhal over bridge collapse, Mishra demanded an impartial inquiry into the incident and Rs 1crore ex-gratia be paid to the family of the person, who died in the incident. He too demanded a job for the wife of the deceased.
On the day, the House passed a Bill on salary hike of Ministers and MlAs with a brief amendment.
During the session, 14 Bills, including the Odisha land Rights to Slum Dwellers Bill, 2017, The Odisha Sales Tax (Settlement of Arrears) Amendment Bill, 2017, The Odisha Motor Vehicle Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 and The Odisha Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2017, were passed. Discussions were held on two Adjournments Motions.