Bhubaneswar, Mar 7 (UNI) The Opposition in the Odisha Assembly on Friday stalled proceedings in protest against what they termed as “disrespect” to legendary leader Biju Babu, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the House twice, ultimately until 4 PM.
Due to the stiff protest by BJD and Congress members, who were holding placards reading “Insult to Biju Babu” and “Disrespect to Biju Babu” inside the well of the House while shouting slogans of “Biju Babu Amar Rahe,” all legislative business was disrupted for the day.
The trouble began right from the Question Hour as agitated BJD and Congress members, carrying placards, stormed into the House's well even before the session commenced at 10:30 AM. They raised slogans against the government for failing to observe Panchayati Raj Diwas on March 5—Biju Babu’s birth anniversary—a tradition that had been followed for the past three decades.