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BJD Protest Forces Odisha Assembly Adjournment After Congress No-Trust Move

Opposition parties seek a searching debate on governance failures despite the BJP's secure majority.

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The Congress delegation was led by the legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam.
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Overview

  • Congress submitted a notice to move a no-confidence motion against Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's government, signed by 14 Congress MLAs and the lone CPI(M) member under Rule 117(1).
  • BJD MLAs demanded suspension of business for a detailed discussion on the fertiliser crisis and women's safety, occupying the well and prompting Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the House until 4 pm.
  • The Speaker accepted a notice for a discussion on the fertiliser issue after Question Hour, but the BJD insisted on a full-fledged, time-priority debate.
  • Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister K. C. Patra acknowledged statewide black marketing of fertiliser a day earlier, intensifying opposition attacks.
  • With BJP holding 78 seats in the 147-member Assembly (BJD 50, Congress 14, CPI(M) 1, plus independents), the no-trust bid is unlikely to threaten the government, even as Bhubaneswar remains under a three-tier security deployment of about 30 platoons for the session.