Bhubaneswar, April 3 -- Amid chaos over the suspension of 14 MLAs, Odisha Congress chief Bhakta Charan Das said that the clash that occurred between the party leaders and the police was "not a good thing". He said the party wanted to ensure there was no fight between police and Congress leaders.

The Congress leader said that 14 party MLAs were suspended from the legislative assembly after they had planned to gherao the assembly amid their protest on the issue of crime against women.

"We are protesting the atrocities against women in the state. On March 27, we planned to gherao the Vidhan Sabha...14 Congress MLAs were suspended from the House, and there was a clash with the police, which was not a good thing. The police also got aggressi...