Faulty Paddy procurement allegation on state govt by BJP and Congress

The Odisha Assembly beheld vociferous scenes for the second consecutive day as opposition Congress and BJP members created ruckus over flaws in paddy obtainment in several Government-run mandis. The House had to be suspended twice till 12.50 pm by Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro due to the boisterous uproars by the opposition members. Normalcy was restored after the Speaker convened an all-party meeting.

Earlier, as soon as the Assembly met for the question hour, BJP and Congress members trooped into the well of the House displaying placards describing the Government as anti-farmer, forcing the Speaker to adjourn. Directing a discussion on non-procurement of paddy in several mounds, they alleged that hundreds of quintals of paddy are not being secured due to a link between the Government and rice mill owners. The Speaker convened an all-party meeting to settle the impasse where opposition members consented to call off the agitation as Budget discussions are getting affected.