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Bhubaneswar, Feb 12: The Assembly was disrupted Thursday as Congress MLAs stormed into the well accusing the state government of trying to shield handlooms, handicrafts and textiles minister Snehangini Chhuria who is allegedly involved in an abduction case.
The opposition MLAs sought a clarification from the Chief Minister. The Speaker has asked the state government to give a statement Friday in the House on the issue.
The House witnessed pandemonium after Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra slammed the government over the alleged abduction of one Sugri Ranbida in Rusuda area of Bargarh district and said he has submitted a privilege notice on the issue in view of government’s inaction.
Congress MLAs sought to know how Chhuria’s name was not included in the FIR registered by the police though her name was mentioned in the complaint. “Exclusion of the minister’s name from the case shows there is an attempt to shield her,” Mishra said.
As Congress legislators stormed into the well amid noisy scenes, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the House till 12:15 pm and again till 12:30 pm.
When the House reassembled after the second adjournment, the Speaker directed the government to give a statement on the issue in the Assembly Friday.
In his privilege notice, Mishra said he had made a special mention Feberuary 9 under Rule 116-D of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Assembly on the kidnapping of Sugri, which was reported to the Rusuda outpost January 25.
The Congress leader sought to know why police did not register a case January 25 and what action was taken against the outpost in-charge for not registering the case.
