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  • Odisha Repealing Bill handed, 206 out of date legal guidelines to be scrapped 

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Assembly on Tuesday handed The Odisha Repealing Bill, 2021 in a voice vote. This will allow the State authorities to junk 206 out of date and redundant Acts which can be no extra wanted.Moving the Bill, Law Minister Pratap Jena mentioned numerous enactments have been made by the State legislature every now and then and a number of other amendments made within the Acts at any time when the state of affairs warranted it. 

    “With the efflux of time many enactments have either lost their significance or become unnecessary. Such enactments are no longer required to be retained in the Statute Book. The principal object of the repealing Act is to lessen the burden of the Statute Book,” he mentioned.

    It is settled that the modification made within the mum or dad Act would proceed to be in drive even when the amending Act is repealed.

    In two phases, the Odisha Repealing Acts have been enacted to repeal sure out of date legal guidelines from the 12 months 1937 to 1972. “The State Law Commission has also recommended the repeal of 206 Acts which covers from 1974 to 2015. Considering the expediency and justification, the Bill is moved before the House and passed,” he mentioned and added that this can contribute to good governance.

    Among the 206 Acts and legal guidelines that the Odisha Repealing Bill 2021 needs to scrap is the Odisha Motor Spirit (Taxation on gross sales) Amendment Act, 1974, Odisha Entertainment Tax (Amendment) Act, 1975, Odisha Electricity Duty (Amendment) Act, 2010, Orissa Police Amendment Act, 1976.

  • Suspension of MLAs: Odisha BJP leaders name off agitation, will meet Governor on Monday

    By Express News Service
    BHUBANESWAR: After staging a night-long dharna close to Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Assembly premises, BJP MLAs on Sunday known as off the agitation following a request by celebration’s Odisha Saha Prabhari and Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Pal Singh Tomar.

    Justifying their actions contained in the Assembly on Saturday that prompted Speaker SN Patro to droop three BJP MLAs, Leader of the Opposition, Pradipta Naik instructed reporters that the BJP members will meet Governor Ganeshi Lal at Raj Bhawan on Monday.

    “We will request the Governor not to give his assent to the bills passed in the Assembly in a hurry without allowing the opposition members to participate in a discussion,” Naik stated.

    Holding the Speaker accountable for the disagreeable state of affairs within the House that noticed hurling of slippers and microphones on the Speaker’s podium, Naik stated such an incident wouldn’t have occurred had Patro allowed the opposition to current their opinions.

    “The Speaker stifled the opposition voice at the behest of the leader of the House Naveen Patnaik by not allowing the Opposition to speak while passing the bill in the House. Even the Leader of Opposition was not given an opportunity to speak. This is undemocratic and unconstitutional,” he stated.

    “He (Patro) seemed to be under pressure from others to not hear us out,” Naik alleged.

    Questioning the impartiality of the Speaker within the State Assembly, Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi and senior member Jayanarayan Mishra stated they’re ready to apologise to the individuals of the state if they’re harm by their behaviour.

    Mishra, nonetheless, made it clear that they would not do the identical to the Speaker as he has did not do his job in a democratic method and as per the foundations of the House.

    Asked if the hurling of sneakers, dustbin and earphone on the Speaker is justified, Mishra stated there was no different. “After all, we are all human beings and we have emotions. When you feel that your legitimate rights are curtailed, you will obviously react,” he reasoned out.

    The chief of the Congress Legislature Party, Narasingha Mishra, who met the agitating BJP members on the dharna web site earlier within the day, got here down closely on the state authorities for its undemocratic actions. “I strongly condemn the manner in which the state government passed the bills in the house yesterday without allowing the opposition members to participate in the discussion. This is grossly undemocratic and unconstitutional,” he added.

  • Odisha BJP MLAs hurl slippers in the direction of Speaker’s podium, three suspended

    By Express News Service
    BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Assembly on Saturday witnessed ugly scenes when some Opposition BJP MLAs allegedly hurled slippers, earphones, and papers on the Speaker’s podium protesting in opposition to the hurried method wherein the Odisha Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill was handed within the House.

    Later within the afternoon, Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro suspended three BJP MLAs, deputy chief of the Opposition Bisnu Charan Sethi, Opposition chief whip Mohan Charan Majhi and former minister Jay Narayan Mishra after inspecting the video footage of the incident which passed off within the pre-lunch session. The suspension will probably be in drive until the tip of the price range session which can conclude on April 6.

    Describing the Speaker’s choice as undemocratic, the BJP MLAs led by chief of the Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik, protested in opposition to the Speaker’s motion by staging a dharna close to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the meeting premises.

    Earlier, BJP members had been seen protesting from their seats when the House handed the Odisha Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill inside minutes with none dialogue. The Congress members had been additionally seen protesting as Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro had rejected an adjournment movement discover given by them on alleged corruption in mining actions.

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    The two senior BJP MLAs, Sethi and Mishra had been seen standing on their seats and throwing some objects in the direction of the Speaker’s desk as a mark of protest. The objects hurled by them had been slippers, papers, pen, dustbin and earphone. However, the slippers and different supplies didn’t attain the rostrum.

    However, Sethi refused the allegation of throwing slippers in the direction of the Speaker’s podium. Mishra additionally stated that he doesn’t know what precisely he has thrown. “I have no idea what precisely I’ve thrown, however he (speaker) deserves this sort of behaviour. He doesn’t operate in a democratic method,” he stated.

    Government Chief Whip Pramila Mallick informed mediapersons exterior the House that Mishra and Sethi hurled slippers and earphones whereas Majhi threw the earphone. “They (BJP members) are doing so just to remain in the news”, she stated.

    Leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Narasingha Mishra condemned the incident and described it as unlucky. He alleged that the Congress had served a discover for a dialogue on largescale irregularities in mining actions, which has been rejected by the Speaker with none purpose. “It is alsounfortunate that bills are passed in the House without discussion. Bills should not be passed when the House is not in order,” he stated.

    The Leader of the Opposition stated that the BJP members weren’t allowed to talk. The Opposition chief whip stated that the BJP members additionally wished a dialogue on the unlawful mining actions. But the Speaker didn’t enable it, he stated and requested, “Is it democratic.”

  • BJP for eradicating logos from Odisha PMAY-G homes

    Co-branding of the centrally sponsored rural housing scheme with the state housing programme in Odisha led to a faceoff between the BJP and BJD throughout the Assembly session on Wednesday.
    The BJP has demanded quick removing of logos of the Biju Pucca Ghar Yojna (BPGY) from the homes of beneficiaries granted homes beneath the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).
    “The contribution of minimum state share from state resources is a commitment by the state government for implementation of centrally-sponsored scheme and it does not confer the rights to the state government for use of any other logo other than PMAY-G,” Union Rural Development Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha wrote to the state authorities on Tuesday.
    The Centre has categorically refused permission to co-brand PMAY-G homes and the letter said that such a transfer will result in misinterpretation among the many beneficiaries concerning the advantages of the scheme.

    Drawing consideration to the letter, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik requested the Speaker to direct the removing of the BPGY emblem, failing which the BJP won’t permit any enterprise within the House. The BJP has referred to as the co-branding a “deceptive” motion to “discredit” welfare schemes carried out by the Centre within the state.
    “We will continue our protest both inside and outside the Assembly till the state government plays according to the rules and removes the BPGY logo from the PMAY-G houses,” Naik stated. The BJP additionally registered its protest by tearing down such plaques exterior homes of beneficiaries.

    However, the BJD authorities maintained that utilizing the BPGY emblem is as per norms because the state share is 50 per cent. Odisha Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena advised the Assembly, “There is nothing wrong in using the Biju logo… and we shall continue to do so… Since the state’s contribution is more than half, so using the logo is justifiable.”

  • House panel to evaluate border disputes in Koraput district

    By Express News Service
    BHUBANESWAR: A Committee of the Odisha Assembly will go to the Kotia group of villages in Koraput district and different areas having border disputes with neighboring states to evaluate the state of affairs.This was determined on the assembly of an Assembly Committee presided over by Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro right here on Tuesday the place ongoing border disputes with Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have been mentioned.

    The Speaker wished to know concerning the present standing of instances pending within the Supreme Court on border disputes with the neighboring states. He directed officers to furnish particulars within the subsequent assembly of the Committee and submit an motion taken report on the choices taken on the Committee’s assembly on November 7, 2019.

    A launch issued by the Speaker’s workplace mentioned that the members of the Committee have been unanimous over a proposal asking the Collectors and SPs of districts having border disputes to carry conferences with their counterparts of different states a minimum of as soon as each month. The panel directed the Chief Secretary to apprise it on what motion has been taken thus far on this account.

    Secretaries of Revenue, Law, Housing and Urban Development departments have been requested to be current on the Committee’s subsequent assembly and provides particulars about improvement work undertaken in villages adjoining borders of neighbouring states.

    Other choices

    Focus on improvement of training, well being, communication, legislation and order, ingesting water and associated infrastructure inside 5 km of borders

    School and Mass Education division to improve faculties inside 5 km of the border and supply govt grants to college students