Bhubaneswar: May 12: Security Personnel evicted the SC/ST MLAs of Congress and BJP, who had been sitting on Dharna since yesterday in front of CM’s chamber demanding implementation of Odisha Reservation of Vacancies (ORV) Act. The legislators on Dharna tried to block the chief Minister sitting in front of his chamber.
Notably, demanding implementation of the Odisha Reservation of Vacancies (ORV) Act in the field of higher education, legislators belonging to the Congress and BJP started sitting in front of Chief Minister’s chamber in Assembly from 11th May. They have alleged that, state government was not implementing 38% reservation for SC/ST community in Medical and Engineering courses.
The agitating MLAs shifted their dharna place to the Speaker’s chamber. They said the agitation will intensify if the government fails to fulfill their demands.
Speaker Niranjan Pujari appealed to the legislators to withdraw the strike. Sitting on dharna on the Assembly premises contravenes rules, Pujari pointed out.
