Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 -- Proceedings of the Odisha Assembly were disrupted today after Opposition BJD members stalled the House, demanding a detailed debate on the fertiliser crisis in the state, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the House till 4pm.
The uproar began during Question Hour when BJD members carrying banners and placards stormed into the well of the House, rushed to the Speaker's podium, and raised slogans against the government over the scarcity of fertilisers, which they said had pushed farmers into distress.
Ignoring the protest, the Speaker asked School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond to reply to a question.
As the minister stood up, the agitated BJD members intensified their slogan shouting and accused ...