Tension ran high in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Thursday as police resorted to lathi charge to disperse Odisha Congress workers during their protest outside the Odisha Assembly against the suspension of 14 Congress MLAs from the House.
Speaking to ANI, Patra said, "We strongly condemn it, and it shows how democracy is being murdered in Odisha. The Odisha Police has become the handmaiden of the Odisha government and the Odisha Vidhan Sabha and are stopping not only the Odisha BJD and Congress MLAs from entering the Odish
The Congress leaders were protesting in the House on the alleged atrocities of MLAs, during which they spent the night in the premises of the House. The party also alleged that their leaders were beaten up while being removed from the Assembly premises.
The suspended Congress MLAs had spent the night in the Odisha Assembly on March 25, demanding the formation of a House Committee on the alleged atrocities on women. However, after some time, officials removed the protesters from the assembly premises, prompting the sit-in protest to conti
The Congress workers continued to protest outside the Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar against the Odisha assembly speaker Surama Padhy's decision to suspend 12 Congress MLAs for protesting in the well.
Congress leader Ram Chandra Kadam raised issues regarding increasing atrocities against women and demanded the formation of a House committee. He also expressed concerns over the treatment of Congress members in the Odisha assembly
Odisha Assembly Speaker on Tuesday suspended Congress MLA Tara Bahinipati from the house for 7 days for "unparliamentary behavior" following a scuffle between BJP and Congress MLAs.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jayanarayan Mishra on Tuesday termed the ruckus in the Odisha assembly as "unfortunate," saying that the current government is working for the development of the state.
Congress MLAs on Tuesday staged a protest against the BJP-led Odisha government outside the Legislative Assembly over the alleged rising incidents of crimes against women in the state.
The Congress MLAs protested in the Odisha Assembly premises on Monday, against the alleged rise in the incidents of crimes committed against women in the state.
Members of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a protest outside the Odisha Assembly on Friday against the state government's decision to change the date of Panchayati Raj Diwas from March 5 to April 24.