Odisha BJP leaders protest suspension of MLAs, say will agitate whole night ANI | Updated: Apr 04, 2021 05:47 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 4 (ANI): BJP MLAs who were suspended from the ongoing Budget session staged a demonstration near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Assembly premises, protesting the suspension order. We will sit on dharna the whole night. They (the ruling party) are trying to strangle us by not letting us speak in Vidhan Sabha. Speaker is also treating this matter casually. We will meet Governor and raise our concerns, Mukesh Mahaling, BJP MLA told ANI.
Odisha Assembly on Saturday witnessed ugly scenes after shoes, microphones and other items were hurled at Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro s podium following noisy protests over the alleged arbitrary passage of some bills in the House.
Ashram chief in Odisha gets threat calls
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Updated: Sunday, February 21, 2021, 14:30 [IST]
Phulbani, Feb 21: The chief of a Kanya ashram in Odisha s Kandhamal district founded by VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati has received threat calls prompting the police to tighten the security in the ashram, an officer said on Sunday.
The chief of Gurukul Sanskrit Kanya ashram at Jalespatta, Swami Jivanmuktananda Puri has lodged a formal complaint at Timudibandha Police Station, about 125 km from the district headquarters Phulbani town, seeking security after receiving two threat calls in the last 24-hours.
While the first threat call was received on Saturday evening, the next one came on Sunday morning from the same telephone number. The police have tightened security in the ashram by deploying armed forces keeping in view of the sensitivity of the case, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Baliguda, Manoj Pujari told PTI.