Suspension of MLAs: Odisha BJP leaders call off agitation, will meet Governor on Monday
Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi and senior member Jayanarayan Mishra said they are prepared to apologise to the people of the state if they are hurt by their behaviour.
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BHUBANESWAR: After staging a night-long dharna near Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Assembly premises, BJP MLAs on Sunday called off the agitation following a request by party’s Odisha Saha Prabhari and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar.
Justifying their actions inside the Assembly on Saturday that prompted Speaker SN Patro to suspend three BJP MLAs, Leader of the Opposition, Pradipta Naik told reporters that the BJP members will meet Governor Ganeshi Lal at Raj Bhawan on Monday.
BJP members claim Speaker provoked them to create disturbance in assembly
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Last Updated: Apr 04, 2021, 05:04 PM IST
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In a press briefing, Leader of Opposition P K Naik said, BJP MLAs will meet Governor Ganeshi Lal on Monday and request him not to give his assent to the bills passed in the House on Saturday as they were allegedly passed in the assembly without discussion.
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The Speaker had announced suspension of BJP deputy leader in the House B C Sethi, Mohan Majhi, the party s whip, and MLA J N Mishra for the duration of the entire session.
Without expressing any remorse for hurling slippers and paper missiles that landed near the Speaker s podium, BJP lawmakers on Sunday accused Odisha Speaker S N Patro of provoking them. In a press briefing, Leader of Opposition P K Naik said, BJP MLAs will meet Governor Ganeshi Lal on Monday and request him not to give his assent to the bills passed in the House on Saturday as they were allegedly passed in t