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TMI BlogChaos in Odisha assembly as Cong MLAs blow whistles to protest 'rising crimes' against womenX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Chaos in Odisha assembly as Cong MLAs blow whistles to protest 'rising crimes' against women X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on by the Congress legislators started moments after an obituary reference over the demise of former MLA Debaraj Seth of the Sonepur assembly segment. Seth, 84, passed away on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Congress Legislature Party Leader Rama Chandra Kadam were among the members who paid tributes to the departed legislator, as the House ob ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... served a one-minute silence. Soon after, the Congress MLAs rushed to the Well of the House, holding placards and raising slogans against the state government. They demanded a statement from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over the “rising crimes against women”. Unable to continue the proceedings, Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House till 12 noon. The Congress MLAs later staged a sit-in ne ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ar the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the assembly premises. “It is the responsibility of the government to bring normalcy in the House, but the BJP has utterly failed in this regard,” Opposition Chief Whip and senior BJD member Pramila Mallik said. The Congress has been protesting over the issue of alleged rise in crimes against women in the state since the beginning of the second phase of the budget ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... session, which began on March 7. PTI AAM RBT X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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