BHUBANESWAR, Nov. 13 -- Barely a few minutes after the commencement of the Winter Session of Odisha Assembly, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro adjourned the House till 3 pm following uproar by the Opposition.
Both the Congress and BJP raised questions related to the safety and security of women in the State with the leaders of the former party raising slogans against the ruling-BJD in the well of the House.
Terming the adjournment unfortunate, Leader of Opposition (LoP), Pradipta Naik said, "We wanted discussion on the rising cases of harassment against women and the deteriorating law & order situation in the State, but the Speaker declined our proposal and adjourned the proceedings."
After the adjournment, Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati said ...