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Assembly adjourned sine die 4 days early
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However, keeping in view the continuing heavy rainfall and the flood situation in the State, and to facilitate members to visit their respective constituencies, the House was adjourned sine die, Padhy said
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Assembly adjourned sine die 4 days early
Bhubaneswar: The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly was on Monday adjourned sine die by Speaker Surama Padhy, four days ahead of schedule, amid frequent disruptions. The monsoon session had commenced on September 22 and was scheduled to continue till October 3.
However, keeping in view the continuing heavy rainfall and the flood situation in the State, and to facilitate members to visit their respective constituencies, the House was adjourned sine die, Padhy said. Government chief whip Saroj Kumar Pradhan moved a proposal to adjourn the Assembly, which was supported by members of the treasury bench – Upasana Mohapatra and Laxman Bag. During the session, four key bills were passed, including the Odisha State Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Bill, 2026, the Indian Stamp (Odisha Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Odisha Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026.
The Assembly session witnessed frequent disruptions, with Opposition BJD and Congress members demanding withdrawal of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, and the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over large-scale errors in textbooks of state-run schools. Due to the ruckus by the Opposition members, the House could hardly function for three hours during the entire session.
An all-party meeting convened by Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi on Friday, too, could not end the stalemate as the Opposition remained adamant on their demands. The four bills were passed in the absence of the Opposition members, as leaders of the BJD and Congress walked out of the House during the post-lunch session on Monday.
The political standoff between the ruling BJP and Opposition parties in the State over the MMDR Act had been continuing from the first day of the session on September 22.
The Opposition has been claiming that Odisha would lose over Rs 1 lakh crore in revenues if the Act is implemented in the State. In a recent reply in the Assembly, Odisha’s Steel and Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena had said the government has not yet assessed whether the State would gain or lose due to the new mining law.
