Two More Congress MLAs Suspended from Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: Two more Congress MLAs have been suspended from Odisha Assembly for seven days for allegedly their indiscipline and unruly behaviour in the House.

Speaker Surama Padhy suspended Congress MLAs – Taraprasad Bahinipati and Ramesh Jena amidst ruckus in the Assembly.

As per reports, Bahinipati and Jena, who escaped suspension on Tuesday, entered the House on Wednesday and started beating gongs to protest the suspension of 12 of their members.

They demanded formation of a House Committee to inquire into the rise in crime against women across the state.
Government chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan moved a motion demanding their suspension and the House adopted it through voice vote.

With this, all the 14 Congress MLAs were suspended for seven working days.