Bhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLAs, led by Deputy Leader Prasanna Acharya, on Monday met the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Surama Padhy, and submitted a formal memorandum seeking the disqualification of eight party legislators who reportedly violated the party’s whip and were giving statements against the party in public.The demand comes after these eight MLAs allegedly voted in favour of the ruling party-supported candidate during the recent …
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Bhubaneswar, April 18 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA and former Odisha minister Arun Sahoo on Saturday lashed out at the Centre over the handling of the Women’s Reservation Bill, describing the legislative proceedings as a “political drama” designed to blame the Opposition and mislead the people.Speaking to IANS, Sahoo alleged that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government moved the bill despite knowing they lacked the necessary numbers in the Lok Sabha.”This is an orchestra…