Bhubaneswar, Dec. 18 -- The MLAs of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to reconsider the state government's decision for a threefold hike in the salaries and allowances of legislators in Odisha.

The BJP MLAs submitted a written petition in this regard to the Chief Minister during a meeting at party's state headquarters in the capital city here today.

In the written petition, the BJP MLAs urged Majhi to reconsider the Bills passed in the Odisha Assembly on December 9 to enhance the salaries and allowances of legislators, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Ministers and Ministers in the state.

"The BJP legislators today urged the Chief Minister to reconsider the proposed hi...