The State Assembly witnessed frequent adjournments for the third day on Monday as Opposition Congress and BJP members kept demanding ouster of chit fund probe panel head Justice Madan Mohan Das for joining a meeting of the ruling BJD and making pro-Government statements vis-à-vis chit fund depositors’ interests.
The Opposition members also demanded resignation of Minister Sanjay Dasburma for his alleged involvement in the chit fund scam.
When the House assembled for the day, Opposition Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati raised the chit fund issue and reiterated the demands. As Speaker Niranjan Pujari didn’t pay any heed, Congress and BJP members rushed into the Well of the House and shouted slogans in support of their demands.
BJP Members wore two-side open coats. While on one side it mentioned the demand for Justice Das’ ouster, the other side sought resignation of Dasburma.
Pujari adjourned the House at 10.30 am till 12.30 pm. The situation remained unaltered at 12.30 pm, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House till 3 pm.
When the House reassembled in the afternoon, leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra raising the issue slammed the Government over the tardy progress in the chit fund probe. “The (Das) commission is not only meant to identify the duped investors but also to find those involved in the scam. The probe is lingering as the Government is in fear,” he alleged and urged the Speaker to allow a discussion on the issue.
When the Speaker said he has already given a ruling, the opposition members again rushed into the Well. BJP MlA Radharani Panda broke the mike on the Speaker’s table in protest.
Pujari adjourned the House at 3.19 pm for 30
minutes.
The CAG report on State Finance by March 2015 was laid and then the House was adjourned at 3.59 till Tuesday morning.