Referring to the ruling BJD members' unruly conduct in the Assembly for days on end, leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra on Tuesday said the Government is getting increasingly nervous and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is losing the balance of his mind in handling the essence relating to the business of the House.
The BJD is so terrified that it is adopting all possible tactics to prevent debates on the issues like the chit fund scam in any form in the House, he told reporters.
On Monday, Mishra said, the Speaker had called a House Business Advisory Committee meeting where there were three motions, one by the Congress; another by the BJP; and the third one by the BJD itself. But the BJD members did not agree to take up any of the motions including their own, for discussion.
On Tuesday again, a Business Advisory Committee meeting was called, but the entire Opposition decided to abstain from it because of the dictatorial attitude of the Chief Minister, who is dictating terms in all matters in and outside the House. The Chief Minister is in no mind to accept any suggestion of the Opposition as he smells threat to his image, Mishra said.
Opposition members were absolutely silent when they stood at their seats and protested against not being allowed to raise the scams, but the ruling party members disrupted the House at the behest of the Chief Minister. This only speaks of his fear psychosis and apprehension of being grilled by the CBI in the chit fund fraud, he said.
"We also feel the Hon'able Speaker is acting under pressure due to the Chief Minister's dictatorial attitude," Mishra said.
He said it is mandatory that the Assembly meets for a minimum 60 working days in a year. But now, at the behest of the Chief Minister the rule is going to be amended to suit his convenience and the Assembly's current session might be adjourned at any time before the schedule. The Chief Minister thinks the whole world is fool and he is the only wise man.