Bhubaneswar, Dec 6: Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the Assembly till 4 pm following protest by Opposition MLAs disrupting the House proceedings over Polavaram project.
Opposition Congress MLAs created a din over the controversial Polavaram Dam project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh as soon as the House assembled for Question Hour.
Congress members rushed to the well and staged a protest after their notice for a discussion on the Polavaram issue was rejected by the Speaker.
They shouted anti-BJP slogans and accused the saffron party of sacrificing the interest of Odisha.
Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik urged Speaker Surama Padhy to bring the House in order before allowing the Question House.
The Speaker requested Congress members to return to their seats, but they did not listen to her that forced Padhy to adjourn the House till 11.30 am.
When the House reassembled after adjournment, a similar scene was seen in the House and this time, BJD members also joined the protest and created a din.
Unable to run the House, the Speaker adjourned the proceedings till 4 pm. Padhy said she could not allow a discussion on the Polavaram project as sought by Congress members because the matter was sub-judice.
