Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- The Odisha Assembly witnessed another day of disruption on Tuesday, the fifth consecutive day of the monsoon session, as uproar continued over the alleged move by the state government to curtail the powers of elected representatives in the three-tier Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).

As soon as the the proceedings began, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators trooped into the well, raising slogans against the government and staging a noisy demonstration in front of the Speaker's podium.

Congress MLAs standing on their respective seats staged a protest inside the House, holding placards calling the opposition BJD and ruling BJP as brothers, who don't let the House function.

Despite the din, Speaker Surama Padhy...