BJD MLAs Protest In Bhubaneswar, Demand Odisha Education Minister's Resignation
Opposition members stormed the well and raised slogans as the House opened, forcing an adjournment within five minutes.
- Opposition MLAs disrupted the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over errors in school textbooks, forcing the House to adjourn until 4 pm.
- Chaos erupted during Question Hour at 10:30 am as BJD and Congress MLAs staged agitation demanding Gond's resignation, while Congress members separately called for the repeal of the MMDR Act.
- Escalating the protest, some members stood on the reporters' table while another group tried to climb onto the Speaker's podium, prompting Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi to adjourn the House within five minutes.
- After the adjournment, BJD MLAs headed to Mahatma Gandhi Marg to join a demonstration by the party's youth and student wings, where protesters continued demanding the resignation of Gond.
- Treasury bench members remained silent as opposition members staged protests in the well, reflecting ongoing political friction within the Odisha Assembly in Bhubaneswar during the monsoon session.
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BJD MLAs Protest In Bhubaneswar, Demand Odisha Education Minister's Resignation
BJD MLAs staged a protest in Bhubaneswar over alleged errors in school textbooks and demanded the resignation of Odisha's Education Minister. Members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Chhatra Janata Dal also attempted to gherao the Odisha Assembly as the controversy escalated.
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