Overview
- Opposition BJD and Congress MLAs rushed to the well with placards and slogans, with Congress members wearing black headbands to highlight farmer distress.
- Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House first to 11:30 a.m. and then to 4 p.m. after fresh disruptions at the start of proceedings.
- Protesters demanded the resignation of Food Supplies Minister K. C. Patra and assurances to halt alleged ‘katni-chhatni’ weight cuts at state-run mandis.
- The Opposition pressed for Rs 3,169 per quintal for paddy by combining MSP with the input subsidy and sought clarity on the Rs 800-per-quintal subsidy pledge.
- Leaders alleged farmers were receiving Rs 731 per-quintal subsidy instead of the announced amount, while the Chief Minister has stated the government will procure the entire paddy crop.