Odisha assembly speaker Surama Padhy rejects Congress’ no-confidence motion
Odisha legislative assembly speaker Surama Padhy on Monday rejected the no-confidence motion of Congress party against the BJP government in the state.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha legislative assembly speaker Surama Padhy on Monday rejected the no-confidence motion of Congress party against the BJP government in the state.
Padhy made the announcement of the rejection of the no-confidence motion during the session this afternoon saying that she had directed to bring the no-confidence motion in the house a day after receiving the notice in this regard. However, it could not be brought as pandemonium continued in the house.
As soon as the speaker rejected the no-confidence motion, the Congress MLAs rushed to the well of the house and protested the speaker’s rejection by creating uproar. Later, they walked out of the House and sat on a dharna infront of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the premises of the assembly.
It is to be noted here that the Congress party backed by 15 MLAs had moved a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led Odisha Government on September 18 had submitted a letter to the Speaker Surama Padhy through the Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Rout.
This apart, the grandold party also had issued a three-line whip for its members to attend the on-going monsoon sessions, which began from September 18 and will continue till September 25. However, given the numerical landscape, the no-confidence motion will not have any impact on the saffron party as it holds 78 seats, BJD 51 (Nuapada now vacant), Congress 14, CPM 1, and Independents 3.
