Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of Odisha Assembly on Tuesday commenced amid ruckus by opposition BJP and Congress who boycotted Governor Ganeshi Lal’s address to the House.
Both the opposition parties also criticised the BJD government over the assassination of minister Naba Kishore Das in his home constituency of Jharsuguda and also on the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
As soon as the House assembled for the day, Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra stood up and targeted the state government for “failing” to protect the life of a sitting minister following which his party MLAs rushed to well of the House.
The opposition BJP members who were protesting by standing near their respective seats, later joined the Congress members in the well and raised anti-BJD slogans.
As the Governor went on delivering his address to the House, BJP members first walked out of the House followed by Congress members.
“We boycott the Governor’s address as he (governor) is giving a rosy picture on the development of the state. The law and order situation has completely collapsed,” said BJP chief whip Mohan Majhi.
Senior Congress member Suresh Routray said outside the House: “We have no objection to the Governor. He is a good man. But, the government narrates a wrong picture in his mouth. Therefore, we boycott the governor’s address.” The saffron party legislators then staged a sit-in at the entrance of the House holding placards.
Later, the opposition members returned to the House and participated in the obituary reference made to sitting member and minister Naba Kishore Das, ex-MLA Gangadhar Das and Arjun Charan Das, ex-MLA.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Leader of Opposition Jaynarayan Mishra, CLP leader Narasingha Mishra and CPI(M) leader Laxman Munda participated in the obituary reference.
Speaker B K Arukha announced the adjournment of the House till 10.30 am of Wednesday as a mark of respect to the departed members of the Assembly.
Governor’s Speech
My Government has always accorded highest priority to the aspirations of an Empowered and Vibrant Odisha rightly positioned both at national and international level.
With the wholehearted cooperation and support of our people to different pro-people initiatives, Odisha is now on a journey of transformation and growth. We successfully hosted two editions of the FIH Mens’ Hockey World Cup in a row, constructed world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela in a record 15 months time, and developed Skilled-in-Odisha as a brand with national and international recognition.
Opening of global Companies like IBM’s Client Innovation Centre and Deloitte Tech Talent Hub in Odisha have made us the technology resource hub of India. The path-breaking Biju Swasthya KalyanYojana now provides universal health assurance to all the people of Odisha.
5-Tprinciples and Mo Sarkar initiatives have strengthened professional governance, improved governance measures through public feedback, and have brought people closer to the Government through pro-people governance initiatives.
My Government has been able to set new benchmarks in many areas of governance, be it disaster management, women empowerment, food security, school transformation or quality health care.
The ways of my Government are now synonymous with pro-people, proper governance. I commend my Government for successfully organizing the 3rd edition of the ‘Make in Odisha Conclave’ showcasing Odisha’s growth story, creating investment friendly environment for Invest-in-Odisha and the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023 exhibiting Odisha’s prowess in hosting world class sporting events back to back.
