Odisha Assembly adjourned twice due to din over CM’s allegation of job scam during BJD rule

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly was adjourned twice Saturday due to a ruckus by Opposition BJD members who demanded a clarification from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi over his allegation of irregularities in government recruitment during the previous BJD regime.

Majhi, while introducing the Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 in the Assembly Friday, alleged that massive irregularities happened in government recruitment during the previous BJD regime and jobs were sold for lakhs of rupees. He alleged there were irregularities in the recruitment of assistant section officers (ASOs) and junior engineers.

BJD had strongly condemned the statement and asked him to prove the charges.

Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, was present in the House when his party members trooped into the well. However, Majhi was not present as he was attending a programme of President Droupadi Murmu in Mayurbhanj district.

Outside the assembly, BJD member Goutam Buddha Das asked the Chief Minister to prove the charges made by him or tender an apology in the House for making an “irresponsible” statement.

Dismissing Majhi’s allegation, BJD member Ganeswar Behera said, “Let the CM book the people who were involved in the alleged irregularities. Bring all of them before the camera.”