Bhubaneswar, Feb. 15 -- Bhubaneswar: Storm in Odisha Legislative Assembly is yet to subside. The House was first adjourned till 11:30. Following the din, post resuming of proceedings, Speaker again adjourned the House till 3 PM.

A day already washed out. Today, half of the day's sitting already lost. The big point to note here is each minute of the session costs nearly 1 crore. How?

Consider this. Because, as per ballpark estimates by the Assembly Secretariat, each MLA was given Rs 800/day as DA plus travel allowance from their respective constituencies to Bhubaneswar @ Rs10/km. Sources said around Rs 1.5 lakh spent on this account on the Day 1. Also, Rs 3000 spent on every question asked in Assembly. So, how staggering the loss now is ...