The Monsoon Session of the State Assembly beginning on Wednesday is all set to be stormy with both the opposition Congress and BJP deciding to corner the Government on a host of issues, including children’s death at Nagada village, civilians killing by police at Gumudumaha and the failure of the tripartite meeting on the Mahanadi issue.
Besides, the reports of BJD MlAs demanding bribe for establishment of industries and Dana Majhi carrying his wife’s dead body on shoulders for 12 km are likely to be raised by the opposition parties.
On the other hand, the ruling BJD would make the Polavaram project and the construction of barrages upstream the Mahanadi in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh as main issues.
While the BJP legislature Party meeting had been held a few days ago, the main opposition Congress and the ruling BJD held their legislature Party meetings on Tuesday.
“We will take up serious issues, including Mahanadi and Polavaram, on the floor of the House. Besides, cutting of Central assistances in crucial schemes will also be raised,” Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told reporters after the BJD meeting.
leader of Opposition Narasinga Mishra said his party Congress would make the Mahanadi water sharing dispute as the major issue. Besides, the civilians’ killing in Kandhamal and Nagada malnutrition issues would be raised, he said.
According to the schedule of the Assembly Secretariat, the session would have eight working days and conclude on September 29.
Parliament Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh told reporters that as many as 12 important Bills are scheduled to be discussed and passed during the session.