A five-member committee has been constituted by the State Government to look into the proposal for establishment of an Odisha legislative Council (OlC), informed Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
In response to a question of Independent MlA Sanatan Mahakud, the Minister said that the team comprising Dr Nrusingha Charan Sahu (Chairman) and Pramila Mallik, Bhujabal Majhi, Manohar Randhari and Nitesh Gangdeb as members have visited the legislative Councils of Karnataka and Maharashtra and are still examining various aspects for establishment of a legislative Council in Odisha.