6Photo© hindustantimes.com12 Suspended Congress MLAs Protest Overnight In Odisha Assembly, Demand Action On Crime Against Women
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The Odisha Assembly erupted into chaos on Tuesday when 12 suspended Congress MLAs refused to leave the Well of the House, defying orders to vacate the area. The suspended MLAs staged a protest demanding the formation of a committee to investigate crimes against women during the eight-month rule of the BJP in the state.
Speaker Surama Padhy announced a seven-day suspension of 12 MLAs, including Congress Legislature Party leader Rama Chandra Kadam, citing “indiscipline" in the House.
As the suspended legislators refused to leave, Speaker Padhy, before adjourning the House for the day, asked the marshals to convince the agitating members to vacate the Well.
“ We wanted to enter the Assembly premises to stage a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue to protest the suspension of 12 of the 14 Congress MLAs on Tuesday. However, the police did not allow us entry…
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