Opposition BJP and Congress legislators on Wednesday created a ruckus in Odisha Assembly, objecting to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reading a written statement in the House on Tuesday, while replying to a demand for grants discussion for the Home and General Administration Department.<\/p>\n
The Opposition members submitted that “ministers can read out budget documents, refer to books, newspapers and documents during the speech, but not written speech”.<\/p>\n
The opposition members had walked out while protesting the issue.<\/p>\n
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Narasingha Mishra issued a privilege notice to Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukha regarding this.<\/p>\n
During Zero Hour, he requested the Speaker to allow him to move the privilege notice against the Chief Minister for reading out a written statement.<\/p>\n
However, the Speaker did not allow him to move the notice, saying “it is still under examination”.<\/p>\n
“I assume, as the privilege notice was against the Chief Minister, that’s why there is a different consideration. Earlier on many occasions, I was allowed to move such a notice,” Mishra said.<\/p>\n
Supporting him, Leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra (of BJP) also urged the Speaker to allow the Congress leader to move the notice.<\/p>\n
“As per our system, no one can read out a written statement without prior approval from the Speaker. What is the problem in allowing the CLP leader to move the privilege notice in the House?” he questioned.<\/p>\n
The Speaker said he would consider the notice after due examination.<\/p>\n
Reacting to it, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari defended the Chief Minister, saying “ministers can read out speech and other documents in the House”.<\/p>\n
“I also hold the Finance Department portfolio. Am I not reading the budget speech in the House? This tradition is there in Lok Sabha and across the country,” Pujari said.<\/p>\n
On this, CLP leader Narasingha Mishra said: “The ministers can read out budget documents, refer to books, newspapers and documents during the speech, but cannot read out a written speech.”<\/p>\n
The Congress legislator urged the Speaker to give a ruling on this issue as a dispute had been created in the Assembly.<\/p>\n
Amid all, treasury bench members stood up on their seats and raised slogans against the BJP and Central government over various issues.<\/p>\n
The ruling party (Biju Janata Dal) members alleged that they are not allowed to speak in the House as opposition members have consumed a maximum time of Zero Hour.<\/p>\n
Later, the Speaker allowed BJD members Arun Sahoo and Debi Prasad Mishra to speak during the Zero Hour.<\/p>\n
The treasury bench members created a ruckus in the Assembly over issues pertaining to the Mahanadi river, demanding a ruling from the chair. The Speaker later directed the Water Resources Minister to make a statement in the House on this issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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